Worlds Apart 3rd Edition provides a sociological framework for analyzing inequality within U.S. society as well as analyzing the relationship between global stratification systems and internal systems of inequality. Features of the book include: Places each issue and dimension of inequality in the context of achanging global economy. Engages undergraduates in the subject matter with lively writing and fascinating cases, but also interprets these lived experiences by introducing classical and contemporary theories of stratification. The intersection of race, class, and gender is not just stated but illustrated throughout the book as a pervasive institutionalized system of privilege and oppression. Key data are presented in clear, graphical formats and measures are explained early in the text. Numeric data are tied to examples illustrating their importance. INDICE: PART I. ROOTS OF INEQUALITY / 1. The Great Debate / 2. The Global Divide: Inequality across Societies / PART II. DIMENSIONS OF INEQUALITY / 3. The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender / 4. Class Privilege / 5. Race and Class / 6. Gender and Class / 7. Status Prestige / 8. Power and Politics / PART III. CHALLENGES OF INEQUALITY / 9. Moving Up: Education and Mobility / 10. Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place / 11. Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy / 12. Challenging the System: The Globalization of Race, Class and Gender
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7791-3
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 392
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés