Social inequality forms, causes, and consequences

An introduction to the study of social inequality -- Extent and forms of social inequality -- Class, income, and wealth -- Poverty and welfare -- Status inequality -- Power -- Causes of inequality -- Classical explanations of inequality -- Contemporary explanations of inequality -- Winners and loser...

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1. Verfasser: Hurst, Charles E. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fitz Gibbon, Heather M. (VerfasserIn), Nurse, Anne (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, London Routledge 2020
Ausgabe:Tenth edition
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Zusammenfassung:An introduction to the study of social inequality -- Extent and forms of social inequality -- Class, income, and wealth -- Poverty and welfare -- Status inequality -- Power -- Causes of inequality -- Classical explanations of inequality -- Contemporary explanations of inequality -- Winners and losers -- Sex and gender inequality -- Sexual orientation and inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Immigration, religion, and place -- Consequences of social inequality -- Inequality, health, and the environment -- Inequality, crime, and criminal justice -- Social change -- Social inequality and social movements -- Policy alternatives.
Beschreibung:Revised edition of the authors' Social inequality, 2017
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:x, 413 Seiten
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ISBN:9780367225872
978-0-367-22587-2
9780367225889
978-0-367-22588-9