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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification | |
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| Definitions and Concepts | |
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| Social Stratification in the Modern World System | |
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| The Organization of Chapters | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dimensions of Inequality in the United States | |
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| Income and Wealth Inequality | |
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| Inequality in Basic Necessities | |
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| Health Inequalities | |
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| Unequal Political Outputs | |
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| Dimensions of Inequality: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality | |
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| Varieties of Human Stratification Systems | |
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| The Emergence of Inequality and Social Stratification | |
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| The Reduction of Inequality with Industrial and Postindustrial Societies | |
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| Conclusion: The History of Inequality | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Explanations of Social Stratification: Stratification Theories | |
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| Social Stratification Theory: Early Statements | |
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| Competing Paradigms in the Study of Social Stratification | |
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| The Marxian Heritage in Social Stratification: The Development of a Critical-Conflict Paradigm | |
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| Social Change | |
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| The Marxian View of Class | |
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| Max Weber: An Alternative Conflict Paradigm | |
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| An Uncritical-Order Paradigm Matures: The Functional Theory of �mile Durkheim | |
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| The Classical Period of Sociological Theory: A Summary | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Modern Theories of Social Stratification | |
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| Views of Social Stratification in America: Early Years | |
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| Functional Theories of Social Stratification | |
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| Conflict Theories of Social Stratification | |
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| The Bases of Class Stratification and Class Location | |
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| Theories of Social Stratification: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| The American Class Structure | |
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| The Upper Class | |
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| Locating the Upper Class | |
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| Upper-Class Dominance Today? | |
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| The Upper Class as a Governing Class | |
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| The Upper Class: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Corporate Class | |
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| The Upper Class as Ruling Class: A Critique | |
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| The Structure of Corporate Concentration: Foundation for a Corporate Class | |
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| Competing Capitalisms: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Middle and Working Classes | |
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| The Middle and Working Classes in the System of Social Stratification | |
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| The Middle Class and Working Class: Recent Historical Changes | |
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| Some Consequences of Class Position | |
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| Middle-Class and Working-Class Positions in the Structures of Economic and Political Power | |
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| Summaiy | |
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| Poverty and the Political Economy of Welfare | |
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| A Brief History of Poverty in America | |
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| Counting the Poor | |
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| The Extent of Poverty in the United States | |
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| Theories of Poverty | |
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| Class Conflict and the Welfare State | |
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| Summary | |
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| Gender Stratification and Inequalities: The Persistence of Ascription | |
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| Sex and Gender | |
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| Gender Inequalities | |
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| Educational Attainment and Gender | |
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| A History of Gender Stratification | |
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| Theories of Gender Stratification | |
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| Class Effects on Gender Income Inequality | |
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| Summary | |
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| Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity: The Persistence of Ascription | |
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| Race and Ethnicity: Some Definitions | |
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| The Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity | |
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| A History of Race and Ethnic Stratification | |
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| Global Immigration: A Comparative View of the New Dimensions of Global Race and Ethnic Conflicts | |
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| Theoretical Explanations of Race and Ethnic Inequalities | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Process of Social Stratification | |
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| Social Mobility: Class Ascription and Achievement | |
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| Social Mobility | |
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| The Attainment Process | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Process of Legitimation | |
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| The Microprocess of Legitimation | |
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| The Macroprocess of Legitimation: Building Support for Specific Forms of Inequality | |
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| Summary | |
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| Social Stratification beyond the United States | |
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| The World Stratification System: Dominance and Competition among Core Nations | |
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| Characteristics of the World Stratification System | |
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| Development of the Modern World System | |
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| A Brief History of Core Conflict and Hegemony | |
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| American Inequality and the Future of Core Conflict | |
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| Capitalist Models and Core Competition in the 21st Century | |
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| Summary | |
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| Social Stratification in Japan and Germany: Contrasting Forms of Political Economy | |
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| Ranking In Japan: Some Preliminary Observations | |
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| The Structural Bases of Social Stratification in Japan | |
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| Japan's Power Elite | |
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| Social Stratification in Germany: Some Similarities-and Key Differences | |
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| German Workers and Codetermination Laws | |
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| Variation in Modern Systems of Social Stratification: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| World Stratification and Globalization: The Poor of This Earth | |
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| The Extent of World Poverty | |
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| The World System and Economic Development in Periphery Nations: Why Some of the World's Poor Remain Poor | |
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| Global Corporations Can Do Harm: Some Evidence | |
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| World System Effects on Noncore Stratification Systems | |
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| The Characteristics of East and Southeast Asian Nations: The Exceptions behind the Asian Economic Miracles | |
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| Asian Traditions and Forms of Social Organization: Some Commonalities | |
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| The Case of Thailand | |
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| The World Stratification System: A Conclusion and Perspective on the Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Reference | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |