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Author:   Heather Fitz Gibbon ,  Anne Nurse (College of Wooster, USA) ,  Charles Hurst
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   11th edition
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9781032027371

ISBN 10:   1032027371
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   13 September 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments, 1. An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality, Part 1: Extent and Forms of Social Inequality, 2. Poverty, Wealth, and Inequality, 3. Class, Governmental Policy, and Mobility, 4. Status Inequality, 5. Power, Part 2: Causes of Inequality, 6. Classical Explanations of Inequality, 7. Contemporary Explanations of Inequality, Part 3: Winners and Losers, 8. Sex and Gender Inequality, 9. Sexual Orientation and Inequality, 10. Racial and Ethnic Inequality, 11. Immigration, Place, and Religion, Part 4: Consequences of Social Inequality, 12. Inequality, Health, and the Environment, 13. Inequality, Crime, and Criminal Justice, Part 5: Social Change, 14. Social Inequality and Social Movements, 15. Policy Alternatives, Glossary of Basic Terms, References

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Heather M. Fitz Gibbon is a Professor of Sociology at the College of Wooster. Her research focuses on poverty in micropolitan regions, motherhood within the welfare system, and childcare systems. She has been a community-based researcher, evaluating anti-poverty and family literacy community programs. Anne M. Nurse is a Professor of Sociology at the College of Wooster. Her published work is on juvenile corrections and child sexual abuse prevention. She most recently published Confronting Child Sexual Abuse. Charles E. Hurst is an emeritus Professor of Sociology at the College of Wooster. His work focuses on issues of social status, comparative poverty and inequality, and the uses of theories in understanding contemporary problems. Recently, these interests also include studies of status in Amish communities in Ohio.

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