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Author: Martin Marger
Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes introduces key concepts, theories, research findings, and trends associated with the major forms of social inequality. Students will gain a keen awareness of the subtle and often unseen ways in which inequality is structured, and how it impinges on virtually all facets of individual and group life. The 6th edition carries on the tradition of highly accessible and concise narratives, and includes extensive coverage of the latest issues in society both domestic and cross-nationally.
Social Inequality Patterns and Processes 6th Table of contents:
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality
Major Issues in the Study of Social Inequality
Key Questions
A Comparative Approach
Examining Inequality in a Sociological Mode
The Sociological Mode
Objectives of Inquiry
Individuals and Social Forces
Some Basic Terms and Concepts in the Study of Inequality
Social Differentiation
Social Stratification
Stratification Forms
Structured Inequality
Life Chances and Inequality of Opportunity
Stability in Systems of Inequality
Change in Systems of Inequality
Equity versus Liberty
Summary
Chapter 2: Theories of Class and Social Inequality
Marx’s Theory of Social Inequality
The Economic Foundation
The Class Division
Class Conflict and Societal Change
Marxian Theory in Summary
The Failure of Marx’s Vision
Enduring Points of Marx’s Theory
Revising Marx
Weber: The Inevitability of Inequality
Class
Status
Party
Weber on Power
Weber’s Contribution to Inequality Theory
Dahrendorf: Neo-Weberian
Bourdieu: Forms of Capital
Functionalism and Conflict Theory
Functional Theory: The Need for Inequality
Conflict Theory: The Dysfunctions of Inequality
Lenski’s Synthesis
Summary
Chapter 3: The American Class System
Social Class: A Two-Dimensional Picture
Economic Class
Class as Lifestyle
Popular Notions of the American Class Structure
The Reality of Class in the United States
The Six-Part American Class Structure
The Distribution of Income
The Distribution of Wealth
Change and Continuity in Economic Inequality
Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
Looking Beyond
Economic Inequality: A Comparative Perspective
Summary
Chapter 4: The Upper Class and the Power Elite
The Upper Class
Income
Wealth
The Rich: Old and New
The Privileges of Wealth
Inheritance, Effort, and Wealth
The Power Elite: Patterns and Theory
The Relationship between the Upper Class and the Power Elite
Social Class and the Power Elite
The Social-Class Origins of U.S. Elites
Paths to Power
The Elite Recruitment Process
The Systemic Nature of Elite Recruitment
Power Elites in Other Societies
Summary
Chapter 5: The Middle Classes
Historical Development of the Middle Classes
Formation of the Middle Classes in the United States
Industrialization and the Changing Class Structure
Postindustrialism
The Classes in the Middle and the Occupational Structure
The Upper-Middle Class
The Lower-Middle Class
The Working Class
The Changing U.S. Economy and the Classes in the Middle
The Growth of the Middle Classes
The Shrinking Middle
Economic Restructuring and the Classes in the Middle
Technological Changes
Globalization
The Decline of Labor Unions
Downsizing, Outsourcing, and Offshoring
Demographic Factors
Public Policies and the Shrinking Middle
The Middle Classes: Lifestyles, Desires, and Debt
The New Consumerism
Consumer Debt
The End of the New Consumerism?
Summary
Chapter 6: Poverty and the Poor
Defining Poverty
Absolute Poverty
Relative Poverty
Official Poverty
Who Are the Poor?
The Poor and Those at Risk
Poverty Trends
The Working Poor and the Underclass
The Working Poor
The Underclass
Why Are the Poor Poor?
Individual-Focused Explanations
Structure-Focused Explanations
Popular Views of Poverty
Public Policies and Poverty
Welfare Programs
Poverty in Comparative Perspective
Summary
Chapter 7: Stratification Systems and Social Mobility
Systems of Stratification
Slavery
Caste
Estate
Class Systems
Patterns of Social Mobility in Modern Societies
Measurements of Mobility
Mobility Trends
Mobility in Historical Perspective
Determinants of Social Mobility
Structural Mobility
Individual Mobility
Education and the Process of Mobility
Education: The Key Life Chance
Summary
Chapter 8: Ideology and the Legitimation of Inequality
Legitimation
The Nature of Ideology
Dominant Ideologies
Ideology: Beliefs and Reality
The Dominant American Ideology
Individual Achievement
Equality of Opportunity
Meritocracy and Universalism
The Work Ethic
Liberal Capitalism
Ancillary Beliefs
Persistence and Change in the American Ideology
Legitimation, Ideology, and Socialization
Socialization
Legitimation, Socialization, and the School
The Mass Media in the Legitimation Process
Summary
Chapter 9: Public Policy and the Class System
The Political Economy
Capitalism, Democracy, and Inequality
Macroeconomic Policy
Taxation: How Much, from Whom
Government Spending: On What, for Whom
Categories of Government Spending
Welfare for the Poor, the Middle, and the Wealthy
The U.S. Welfare State in Comparative Perspective
The Scope and Impact of the U.S. Welfare State
Accounting for the Difference
Public Perceptions of Government Spending
Government Regulation
Regulatory Agencies
Efforts to Influence the Business Cycle
Partisan Differences in Public Policy in the Modern Era
Competing Approaches to the Political Economy
More or Less Inequality? Policy Choices
Summary
Chapter 10: Racial/Ethnic Stratification
Ethnicity and Race
Ethnicity
Race
Racial-Ethnic Categories
The American Ethnic Configuration
Racial-Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority
Minority Groups
Dominant Groups
The Relativity of Dominant Status and Minority Status
The Origins of Ethnic Stratification
The Intersection of Class and Ethnicity
The American Ethnic Hierarchy
Ethnicity and the Economic Hierarchy
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans
Ethnicity and Power
Prejudice and Discrimination
Social Integration
Stability and Change in the American Ethnic Hierarchy
Efforts at Changing the Hierarchy
Affirmative Action
Summary
Chapter 11: Gender Inequality
Gender Differentiation
Sex and Gender
Gender Stratification
Why Gender Inequality?
Sexism and Sexist Stereotypes
Gender Inequality in the Workforce: Continuity and Change
Labor Force Participation
Occupational Concentration
Earnings
Authority
Work and the Family
Patterns of Gender Inequality: Politics, the Corporation, and Education
Gender Inequality in the Political World
Gender Inequality in the Corporate World
Women and Education
The Status of Women in Global Perspective
Discrimination
Political and Economic Power
The Feminist Movement
Feminism
Summary
Chapter 12: Political Inequality
Political Stratification
The Scope and Dimensions of Power
Elites and Masses
Three Models of Power in America
The Class Model
The Power Elite Model
The Pluralist Model
The American Power Structure: Unity and Division
Power in America: An Integrated Model
The Role of Masses in the System of Power
Political Participation: A Key Life Chance
The Effective—and Costly—Forms of Participation
Political Participation and Social Class
Participation and Elite Accountability
Mass Participation and the Class Structure
Noninstitutional Forms of Participation
Summary
Glossary
References
Index
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