Overview

The second edition of Inequality and Violence in the United States: Casualties of Capitalism (2004) won the Best Book of the Year award from the Marxist Section of the American Sociological Association. In the third edition, Dr. Chasin updates and expands the previous material, discussing the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid crisis, access to firearms, and white supremacist movements. Written in a readable, accessible style, this book is a thoroughly documented account of the importance of connecting economic and political inequalities to dangers people face. The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing both structural and organizational violence, as well as discussing forms of interpersonal violence. Chasin analyzes relationships between social class, race/ethnicity, gender, and the three forms of violence.

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Author:   Barbara H. Chasin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.671kg
ISBN:  

9781666913545

ISBN 10:   1666913545
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   27 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents Chapter 1. Defining Violence – Types of Violence Chapter 2. Explaining American Violence – Five Approaches Chapter 3. Inequality in the United States Chapter 4. Social Class and Organizational Power Chapter 5. Political Inequality – Corporations and Government Chapter 6. Organizational and Structural Violence Against Consumers and Communities Chapter 7. Health Issues as Structural and Organizational Violence Chapter 8. Violence Against Workers and the Unemployed Chapter 9. Criminal Violence: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Structural Chapter 10. Experiencing Violence – Racial and Ethnic Chapter 11. Gender Violence Chapter 12. Militarism and Violence – Who Benefits? Chapter 13. Militarism – Who Loses? Chapter 14. Militarism – Structural and Interpersonal Violence Chapter 15. Reducing the Casualties

Reviews

This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand the political and economic roots to the inequality and violence we witness in the contemporary United States and puts it in historical perspective. Barbara H. Chasin writes with incredible lucidity, making complex concepts and connections easy to understand for readers of all levels. -- Kristin Plys, University of Toronto Mississauga

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Barbara H. Chasin is professor emerita, Montclair State University.

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