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Introducing Social Stratification : The Causes and Consequences of Inequality / Kasturi DasGupta.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (450 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685850784
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Exploring Inequalities -- Part 1 Structures of Inequality -- 2 Our Divided Society Today -- 3 How Inequality Shapes Life Chances -- 4 The Nature of the Economic System -- 5 Globalization and Changing Economic Structures -- 6 The Political Economy of Inequality -- 7 Education: The Great Equalizer? -- Part 2 Intersecting Systems of Inequality -- 8 Making Sense of Intersecting Inequalities -- 9 Gender -- 10 Race -- 11 Nativism, Citizenship, and Colonialism -- Part 3 Is Change Possible? -- 12 Advocating for Workers -- 13 Seeking Alternative Social Futures -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Does everyone in the US have an equal chance to "make it"? What explains the enduring power of racism and sexism? How does our sociopolitical system generate inequality? These are just a few of the questions explored in this accessible introduction to the complex problem of social stratification. Kasturi DasGupta clearly explains the social and economic mechanisms that serve to preserve and even deepen social stratification in the US. Enriched with case studies and examples throughout, her text is carefully designed both to engage students and to help them see past cultural myths to grasp the underpinnings and consequences of social inequality.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Exploring Inequalities -- Part 1 Structures of Inequality -- 2 Our Divided Society Today -- 3 How Inequality Shapes Life Chances -- 4 The Nature of the Economic System -- 5 Globalization and Changing Economic Structures -- 6 The Political Economy of Inequality -- 7 Education: The Great Equalizer? -- Part 2 Intersecting Systems of Inequality -- 8 Making Sense of Intersecting Inequalities -- 9 Gender -- 10 Race -- 11 Nativism, Citizenship, and Colonialism -- Part 3 Is Change Possible? -- 12 Advocating for Workers -- 13 Seeking Alternative Social Futures -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Does everyone in the US have an equal chance to "make it"? What explains the enduring power of racism and sexism? How does our sociopolitical system generate inequality? These are just a few of the questions explored in this accessible introduction to the complex problem of social stratification. Kasturi DasGupta clearly explains the social and economic mechanisms that serve to preserve and even deepen social stratification in the US. Enriched with case studies and examples throughout, her text is carefully designed both to engage students and to help them see past cultural myths to grasp the underpinnings and consequences of social inequality.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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