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| Introduction | |
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| Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification Michael David | |
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| Definitions and Concepts Social Stratification and Inequality | |
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| Class Divisions and Social Mobility | |
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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 Income and Wealth Inequality | |
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| Income Inequality Wealth Inequality Inequality in Basic Necessities | |
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| Health Inequalities | |
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| Unequal Political Outputs Taxes | |
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| Government Services Dimensions of Inequality: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| Note | |
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| Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality Varieties of Human Stratification Systems | |
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| Primitive Communal Societies Slavery Caste Estate Class | |
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| The Emergence of Inequality and Social Stratification Early Human Groups | |
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| The Neolithic Revolution Early Agrarian Empires Late Agrarian Societies | |
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| The Fall of Feudalism and the Rise of Industrial Societies | |
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| The Reduction of Inequality with Industrial and Post-Industrial 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 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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| On Understanding Marx Basic | |
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| Foundations of Marxian | |
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| Theory Concluding Notes Max Weber: An Alternative Conflict Paradigm Weber’s Paradigm Assumptions Multidimensional | |
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| View of Stratification | |
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| The Rise of Bureaucratic Dominance | |
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| An Uncritical-Order Paradigm Matures: The Functional Theory of Emile Durkheim | |
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| The Division of Labor and Organic Solidarity | |
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| The Place of Class and Class Conflict in Durkheim’s Perspective | |
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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 Views of Social Stratification in America | |
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| Early Years Functional | |
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| Theories of Social Stratification | |
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| The Davis and Moore Theory Parsons’ Functional | |
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| Theory of Social Stratification Studies of Occupational Prestige Conflict | |
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| Theories of Social Stratification Modern Marxian Theory Power Conflict | |
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| Theories Modern World System Theory | |
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| The Bases of Class Stratification and Class Location Occupational Structure | |
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| The Convergence of Occupation, Power, and Property on Class Stratification | |
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| A Note on Sociobiology 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 Locating the Upper Class Upper-Class Dominance Today? | |
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| The Upper Class as a Governing Class Upper-Class | |
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| Economic Power Upper-Class | |
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| Political Power The Upper-Class: A Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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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 Corporate Size and Concentration | |
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| Concentration of Stock Control Interlocking Directorates and Economic Concentration | |
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| The Globalization of Corporate Power | |
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| The Inner Group of the Corporate Class | |
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| The Concentration of Economic and Political Power: So What? | |
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| Functional Elite Theory Critical Elite Theory | |
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| The Pluralist Response | |
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| The Corporate Class: Conclusion | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Middle and Working Classes | |
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| The Middle and Working | |
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| Classes in the System of Social Stratification | |
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| The Middle Class and Working Class: Recent Historical Changes | |
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| The New Middle Class Stability and Change in the Working Class | |
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| The Changing Occupation Structure: The Shrinking Middle Some | |
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| Consequences of Class Position Income Distribution by Class | |
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| Conditions of Work Class Subcultures and Lifestyles Middl | |