Social Inequality in a Global Age

Fourth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4522-0540-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 645 g

This fully updated fourth edition of Scott Sernau's highly acclaimed text provides a sociological framework for analyzing inequality within the United States in the context of the changing global economy.

With vivid examples and insightful analysis, this first-of-its-kind text offers students a complete picture of inequality and stratification systems. Using lively writing and examples drawn straight from today's headlines, Sernau explores each issue and dimension of inequality as he analyzes the relationship between global stratification and internal (domestic) systems of inequality. He also introduces both classical and contemporary theories of stratification to help interpret these real-world illustrations.

Throughout, a focus on social action and community engagement encourages students to become involved, active learners in the classroom and in their communities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sernau, Scott R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ROOTS OF INEQUALITY
The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender
The Great Debate
The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies
DIMENSIONS OF INEQUALITY
Class Privilege
Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Gender and Sexuality
Status Prestige
Power and Politics
CHALLENGES OF INEQUALITY
Moving Up: Education and Mobility
Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place
Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy
Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

Über Autor(innen)

Sernau, Scott R.
Scott Sernau is professor of sociology and director of International Programs at Indiana University, South Bend, where he regularly teaches social inequality, international inequalities, sustainability and urban society. He has received multiple campus and university awards for distinguished teaching and distinguished service to teaching and learning. He is editor of Contemporary Readings in Globalization (SAGE) and his previous books include: Economies of Exclusion (Praeger), Critical Choices (Oxford), Bound: Living in the Globalized World (Stylus), and Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace and Sustainability (Pearson).