Social inequality in a global age /

Sernau, Scott.

Social inequality in a global age / Scott Sernau, Indiana University South Bend. - Third edition. - London Sage 2011 - xvi, 350 pages : illustrations ;

Rev. ed. of: Worlds apart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The gordian knot of race, class, and gender -- The great debate -- The global divide : inequality across societies -- Class privilege -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Gender and sexuality inequality -- Status prestige -- Power and politics -- Moving up : education and mobility -- Abandoned spaces, forgotten places : poverty and place -- Reversing the race to the bottom : poverty and policy -- Challenging the system :social movements in a global age.

9781412977913 (pbk. : acidfree paper)


Social stratification.
Equality.

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