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

By: Kerbo, Harold RMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2012. Edition: 8th edDescription: xiii, 622 p. : ill ; 24 cmISBN: 9780078111655 ; 007811165X Subject(s): 1. Social classes -- United States | 2. Social conflict -- United States | 3. Equality -- United States | 4. Social mobility -- United StatesDDC classification: 305.50973 KER
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Contents:
Pt. I. Introduction
Ch. 1. Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification
Ch. 2. Dimensions of Inequality in the United States
Ch. 3. Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality

Pt. II. Explanations of Social Stratification: Stratification Theories
Ch. 4. Social Stratification Theory: Early Statements
Ch. 5. Modern Theories of Social Stratification

Pt. III. The American Class Structure
Ch. 6. The Upper Class
Ch. 7. The Corporate Class
Ch. 8. The Middle and Working Classes
Ch. 9. Poverty and the Political Economy of Welfare
Ch. 10. Gender Stratification and Inequalities: The Persistence of Ascription
Ch. 11. Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity: The Persistence of Ascription

Pt. IV. The Process of Social Stratification
Ch. 12. Social Mobility: Class Ascription and Achievement
Ch. 13. The Process of Legitimation

Pt. V. Social Stratification beyond the United States.
Ch. 14. The World Stratification System: Dominance and Competition among Core Nations
Ch. 15. Social Stratification in Japan
Ch. 16. Social Stratification in Germany
Ch. 17. World Stratification and Globalization: The Poor of This Earth.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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