Main description:

Like past editions, this ninth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences is a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality. This book conveys the pervasiveness and extensiveness of social inequality in the United States within a comparative context, to show how inequality occurs, how it affects all of us, and what is being done about it.

This edition benefits from a variety of changes that have significantly strengthened the text. The authors pay increased attention to disability, transgender issues, intersectionality, experiences of Muslims, Hispanic populations, and immigration. The 9th edition also includes content on the fall-out from the recession across various groups. The sections on global inequalities have been greatly updated, emphasizing comparative inequalities and the impact of the process of globalization on inequality internationally. The authors have also added material on several current social movements, including Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and Marriage Equality.

Contents:

Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality

PART 1 Extent and Forms of Social Inequality

Chapter 2 Class, Income, and Wealth

Chapter 3 Poverty and Welfare

Chapter 4 Status Inequality

Chapter 5 Political Inequality

Chapter 6 Sex and Gender Inequality

Chapter 7 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Inequality

Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality

PART 2 General Explanations of Inequality

Chapter 9 Classical Explanations of Inequality

Chapter 10 Contemporary Explanations of Inequality

PART 3 Consequences of Social Inequality

Chapter 11 The Impact of Inequality on Personal Life Chances

Chapter 12 Social Consequences of Inequality

Chapter 13 Social Inequality and Social Movements PART 4 Stability and Change in the System of Social Inequality

PART 4 Stability and Change in the System of Social Inequality

Chapter 14 Social Mobility and Status Attainment

Chapter 15 Justice and Legitimacy: Assessments of the Structure of Inequality