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Social Stratification and Inequality

by: Kerbo, Harold

Social Stratification and Inequality

by: Kerbo, Harold

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9780078111655
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007811165X
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/25/2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The 8th edition of Social Stratification and Inequality continues to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the 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. Extensive comparative information, as well as an overview of how, historically, social stratification has changed and evolved, gives readers a global perspective on class conflict. Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality includes current statistics and the latest trends in the field, this new edition adds extensive new data on the growing inequality in the United States, the shrinking middle class, and the slowing of income mobility in recent years, as well as new data on poverty in this country and the world.

Preface	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification	p. 1
Michael	p. 3
David	p. 5
Definitions and Concepts	p. 9
Social Stratification in the Modern World System	p. 13
The Organization of Chapters	p. 16
Summary	p. 18
Dimensions of Inequality in the United States	p. 19
Income and Wealth Inequality	p. 21
Inequality in Basic Necessities	p. 39
Health Inequalities	p. 40
Unequal Political Outputs	p. 43
Dimensions of Inequality: A Conclusion	p. 49
Summary	p. 50
Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality	p. 51
Varieties of Human Stratification Systems	p. 54
The Emergence of Inequality and Social Stratification	p. 63
The Reduction of Inequality with Industrial and Postindustrial Societies	p. 76
Conclusion: The History of Inequality	p. 79
Summary	p. 81
Notes	p. 81
Explanations of Social Stratification: Stratification Theories	p. 83
Social Stratification Theory: Early Statements	p. 83
Competing Paradigms in the Study of Social Stratification	p. 85
The Marxian Heritage in Social Stratification: The Development of a Critical-Conflict Paradigm	p. 90
Social Change	p. 95
The Marxian View of Class	p. 97
Max Weber: An Alternative Conflict Paradigm	p. 100
An Uncritical-Order Paradigm Matures: The Functional Theory of Émile Durkheim	p. 108
The Classical Period of Sociological Theory: A Summary	p. 110
Summary	p. 112
Notes	p. 113
Modern Theories of Social Stratification	p. 116
Views of Social Stratification in America: Early Years	p. 117
Functional Theories of Social Stratification	p. 119
Conflict Theories of Social Stratification	p. 130
The Bases of Class Stratification and Class Location	p. 140
Theories of Social Stratification: A Conclusion	p. 147
Summary	p. 147
Note	p. 148
The American Class Structure	p. 149
The Upper Class	p. 149
Locating the Upper Class	p. 150
Upper-Class Dominance Today?	p. 157
The Upper Class as a Governing Class	p. 157
The Upper Class: A Conclusion	p. 177
Summary	p. 178
The Corporate Class	p. 179
The Upper Class as Ruling Class: A Critique	p. 181
The Structure of Corporate Concentration: Foundation for a Corporate Class	p. 183
Competing Capitalisms: A Conclusion	p. 198
Summary	p. 201
The Middle and Working Classes	p. 202
The Middle and Working Classes in the System of Social Stratification	p. 205
The Middle Class and Working Class: Recent Historical Changes	p. 207
Some Consequences of Class Position	p. 214
Middle-Class and Working-Class Positions in the Structures of Economic and Political Power	p. 226
Summaiy	p. 236
Poverty and the Political Economy of Welfare	p. 237
A Brief History of Poverty in America	p. 241
Counting the Poor	p. 244
The Extent of Poverty in the United States	p. 248
Theories of Poverty	p. 254
Class Conflict and the Welfare State	p. 267
Summary	p. 280
Gender Stratification and Inequalities: The Persistence of Ascription	p. 282
Sex and Gender	p. 285
Gender Inequalities	p. 286
Educational Attainment and Gender	p. 295
A History of Gender Stratification	p. 299
Theories of Gender Stratification	p. 302
Class Effects on Gender Income Inequality	p. 306
Summary	p. 310
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity: The Persistence of Ascription	p. 311
Race and Ethnicity: Some Definitions	p. 314
The Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity	p. 315
A History of Race and Ethnic Stratification	p. 327
Global Immigration: A Comparative View of the New Dimensions of Global Race and Ethnic Conflicts	p. 333
Theoretical Explanations of Race and Ethnic Inequalities	p. 339
Summary	p. 345
The Process of Social Stratification	p. 347
Social Mobility: Class Ascription and Achievement	p. 347
Social Mobility	p. 350
The Attainment Process	p. 372
Summary	p. 390
The Process of Legitimation	p. 392
The Microprocess of Legitimation	p. 396
The Macroprocess of Legitimation: Building Support for Specific Forms of Inequality	p. 407
Summary	p. 421
Social Stratification beyond the United States	p. 423
The World Stratification System: Dominance and Competition among Core Nations	p. 423
Characteristics of the World Stratification System	p. 428
Development of the Modern World System	p. 432
A Brief History of Core Conflict and Hegemony	p. 433
American Inequality and the Future of Core Conflict	p. 440
Capitalist Models and Core Competition in the 21st Century	p. 441
Summary	p. 443
Social Stratification in Japan and Germany: Contrasting Forms of Political Economy	p. 444
Ranking In Japan: Some Preliminary Observations	p. 445
The Structural Bases of Social Stratification in Japan	p. 449
Japan's Power Elite	p. 457
Social Stratification in Germany: Some Similarities-and Key Differences	p. 461
German Workers and Codetermination Laws	p. 466
Variation in Modern Systems of Social Stratification: A Conclusion	p. 471
Summary	p. 472
World Stratification and Globalization: The Poor of This Earth	p. 473
The Extent of World Poverty	p. 475
The World System and Economic Development in Periphery Nations: Why Some of the World's Poor Remain Poor	p. 488
Global Corporations Can Do Harm: Some Evidence	p. 493
World System Effects on Noncore Stratification Systems	p. 496
The Characteristics of East and Southeast Asian Nations: The Exceptions behind the Asian Economic Miracles	p. 503
Asian Traditions and Forms of Social Organization: Some Commonalities	p. 505
The Case of Thailand	p. 510
The World Stratification System: A Conclusion and Perspective on the Future	p. 517
Summary	p. 519
Glossary	p. G-1
Reference	p. R-1
Name Index	p. I-1
Subject Index	p. I-00
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