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Preface | |
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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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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Extent and Forms of Social Inequality | |
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Economic Inequality | |
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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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The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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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Globalization and Axes of Social Status | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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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Present Occupational and Economic Conditions for Women | |
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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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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Sexual Orientation and Inequality | |
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The Complexity of Sexuality and Gender | |
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Public Opinions on Homosexuality | |
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Homosexuals as a Status Group | |
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Discrimination, Legal Confusion, and Sexual Orientation | |
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A Socioeconomic Profile of Homosexuals | |
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Negative Consequences of Stigmatization | |
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Globalization and Sexuality | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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: An Historical Sketch | |
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Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today | |
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Microinequities in the Treatment of 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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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Contemporary Explanations of Inequality | |
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Functionalist Theory of Stratification | |
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Theories of Social Construction and Reproduction | |
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Labor-Market Theories of Income and Earnings Distribution | |
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The Recent Focus on Process Identification | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Deviance, Protest, and Inequality | |
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Violence in the Family | |
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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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Structured Inequality and Collective Protests | |
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Social Inequality and Environmental Equity | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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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Inequality, Context, and Social Movements: A Synthesis | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Stability and Change in the System of Social Inequality | |
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Social Mobility and Status Attainment: Openness in U.S. Society | |
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Questions Concerning Openness | |
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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 Attainment Process among African Americans | |
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Patterns of Mobility and Attainment among Women | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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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 | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Addressing Inequality and Poverty: Programs and Reforms | |
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Addressing Inequality | |
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The Conundrum of Defining Poverty | |
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Levels of and Trends in Poverty | |
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Perceptions of the Poor and Theories of Poverty | |
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Poverty Programs | |
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Flaws in pre-1996 Assistance Programs | |
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Welfare Reform | |
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Suggestions for Reducing Inequality | |
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Summary | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Web Connections | |
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Glossary of Basic Terms | |
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References | |
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Index | |