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Social stratification and inequality : class conflict in historical, comparative, and global perspective / Harold R. Kerbo.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Seventh editionDescription: various pagings : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0073380075
  • 9780073380070
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.50973 22
LOC classification:
  • HN90.S6 K47 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Part One. Introduction -- 1. Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification -- 2. Dimensions of Inequality in the United States -- 3. Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality -- Part Two. Explanations of Social Stratification: Stratification Theories -- 4. Social Stratification Theory: Early Statements -- 5. Modern Theories of Social Stratification -- Part Three. The American Class Structure -- 6. The Upper Class -- 7. The Corporate Class -- 8. The Middle and Working Classes -- 9. Poverty and the Political Economy of Welfare -- 10. Gender Stratification and Inequalities:The Persistence of Ascription -- 11. Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity:The Persistence of Ascription -- Part Four. The Process of Social Stratification -- 12. Social Mobility: Class Ascription and Achievement -- 13. The Process of Legitimation -- Part Five. Social Stratification Beyond the United States -- 14. The World Stratification System:Dominance and Competition Among Core Nations -- 15. Social Stratification in Japan -- 16. Social Stratification in Germany -- 17. World Stratification and Globalization: The Poor of This Earth.
Summary: "Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality provides a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the global economic and social divisions in human societies. While the book is grounded in the nature of social stratification in the United States, this edition maintains a commitment to keeping a global perspective. Comparative information on the United States and other countries and an overview of changes in social stratification, gives readers a global perspective on class conflict."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One. Introduction -- 1. Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification -- 2. Dimensions of Inequality in the United States -- 3. Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality -- Part Two. Explanations of Social Stratification: Stratification Theories -- 4. Social Stratification Theory: Early Statements -- 5. Modern Theories of Social Stratification -- Part Three. The American Class Structure -- 6. The Upper Class -- 7. The Corporate Class -- 8. The Middle and Working Classes -- 9. Poverty and the Political Economy of Welfare -- 10. Gender Stratification and Inequalities:The Persistence of Ascription -- 11. Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity:The Persistence of Ascription -- Part Four. The Process of Social Stratification -- 12. Social Mobility: Class Ascription and Achievement -- 13. The Process of Legitimation -- Part Five. Social Stratification Beyond the United States -- 14. The World Stratification System:Dominance and Competition Among Core Nations -- 15. Social Stratification in Japan -- 16. Social Stratification in Germany -- 17. World Stratification and Globalization: The Poor of This Earth.

"Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality provides a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the global economic and social divisions in human societies. While the book is grounded in the nature of social stratification in the United States, this edition maintains a commitment to keeping a global perspective. Comparative information on the United States and other countries and an overview of changes in social stratification, gives readers a global perspective on class conflict."--Publisher description.

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