Introducing social stratification : the causes and consequences of inequality / Kasturi DasGupta.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DasGupta, Kasturi
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2015.
Subjects:
Equality.
Social stratification.
Social status.
Social classes.
Physical Description:xiii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Exploring inequalities
  • Our divided society
  • How inequality shapes life chances
  • The nature of the economic system
  • Globalization and changing economic structures
  • The political economy of inequality
  • Education : the great equalizer
  • Making sense of intersecting inequalities
  • Gender and class
  • Race : colonialism and capitalism
  • Nativism, citizenship and colonialism
  • Barriers to leveling the playing field
  • Seeking alternative social futures.