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An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality | |
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Class, Income, and Wealth | |
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Poverty and Welfare | |
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Status Inequality | |
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Political Inequality | |
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Sex and Gender Inequality | |
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Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Inequality | |
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Racial and Ethnic Inequality | |
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Classical Explanations of Inequality | |
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Contemporary Explanations of Inequality | |
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The Impact of Inequality on Personal Life Chances | |
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Social Consequences of Inequality | |
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Social Inequality and Social Movements | |
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Social Mobility and Status Attainment | |
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Justice and Legitimacy: Assessments of the Structure of Inequality | |
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An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality | |
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Some Controversial Issues of Substance | |
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Issues of Methodology | |
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Organization of the Book | |
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Extent and Forms of Social Inequality | |
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Class, Income, and Wealth | |
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The Everyday Reality of Class | |
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Two Views of U.S. Class Structure | |
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Technology and the Shaping of the U.S. Class Structure | |
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Income Inequality | |
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Is the Middle Class Shrinking? | |
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Wealth Inequality in the United States | |
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Confronting Economic Inequality | |
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The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization | |
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Poverty and Welfare | |
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Historical Roots of U.S. Poverty Perspective | |
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Explanations and Racialization of Poverty and Welfare | |
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Cultural Values and the Poor | |
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Myths about the Poor | |
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Who Are the Poor? | |
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Flaws in Pre-1966 Assistance Programs | |
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Welfare Reform and Current Poverty Programs | |
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An Assessment of the Reform Act of 1996 | |
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U.S. Poverty and Welfare in Comparative Perspective | |
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Status Inequality | |
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The Theory of Social Status | |
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Spheres of Status in the United States | |
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Inequality in Appalachia | |
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The Importance of Social Status in the Global Arena | |
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Political Inequality | |
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Portraits of National Power Structure | |
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Distribution of Political Power | |
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Interlinkage of Economic and Political Power | |
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Ruling Class Unity | |
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Power Inequality in the Work Experience | |
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Power Inequality in a Global and Globalizing Context | |
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Sex and Gender Inequality | |
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The Status of Women in the Early United States | |
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Balancing Work and Home | |
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Sex Segregation in Occupations | |
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Earnings and Gender | |
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Microinequities in the Treatment of Women | |
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General Theories of Sex and Gender Inequality | |
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The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization | |
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Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Inequality | |
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The Complexity of Sexuality and Gender | |
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Public Opinions on Homosexuality | |
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Gays and Lesbians as Status Groups | |
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Discrimination, Legal Confusion, and Sexual Orientation | |
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A Socioeconomic Profile of Lesbians and Gays | |
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Negative Consequences of Stigmatization | |
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Sexuality in the Global Context | |
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Racial and Ethnic Inequality | |
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The Meaning and Creation of Race | |
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U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations: A Historical Sketch | |
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Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today | |
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White Privilege and the Relational Nature of Racial Inequality | |
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Microinequities and Microaggressions against Racial and Ethnic Minorities | |
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The Intersection of Class, Race, Sex, and Gender | |
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Theories of Racial and Ethnic Inequality | |
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The Global Context, Immigration, and Globalization | |
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General Explanations of Inequality | |
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Classical Explanations of Inequality | |
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Karl Marx (1818-1883) | |
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Max Weber (1864-1920) | |
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Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) | |
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Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) | |
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Marx, Weber, and Globalization | |
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Contemporary Explanations of Inequality | |
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Functionalist Theory of Stratification | |
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The Social Construction of Inequality | |
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Theories of Social Reproduction | |
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Labor Market Theories of Earnings Inequality | |
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Theories of Global Inequality | |
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Consequences of Social Inequality | |
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the Impact of Inequality on Personal Life Chances | |
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Basic Life Chances: Physical Health | |
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Basic Life Chances: Psychological Health | |
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Basic Life Chances: Food and Shelter | |
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Life Chances in a Global Context | |
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Social Consequences of Inequality | |
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Inequality and the Measurement of Crime | |
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Street Crime and Inequality | |
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White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime, and Punishment | |
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Hate Crimes and Inequality | |
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Social Inequality and Environmental Equity | |
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Inequality, Trust, and Societal Well Being | |
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Social Consequences on a Global Scale | |
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Social Inequality and Social Movements | |
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The Labor Movement | |
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The Civil Rights Movement | |
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The Women's Movement | |
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Stability and Change in the System of Social Inequality | |
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Social Mobility and Status Attainment | |
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U.S. Mobility over Time | |
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Comparative Studies of Mobility | |
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Status Attainment: What Determines How Far One Goes? | |
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Mobility and the Attainment Process among African Americans | |
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Patterns of Mobility and Attainment among Women | |
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Justice and Legitimacy: Assessments of the Structure of Inequality | |
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U.S. Attitudes about the Distribution of Income and Wealth | |
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What Is a Just Distribution? | |
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Bases for the Legitimation of Structured Inequality | |