Status : why is it everywhere? why does it matter? / Cecilia L. Ridgeway.

"Status is ubiquitous in modern life, yet our understanding of its role as a basic driver of inequality is surprisingly limited. In Status, sociologist and social psychologist Cecilia Ridgeway examines how this ancient and universal form of inequality influences today's ostensibly meritocratic insti...

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Main Author:	Ridgeway, Cecilia L. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : The Russell Sage Foundation, [2019]
Subjects:	Social stratification. Social status. Equality. Power (Social sciences) Soziale Schichtung. Soziale Ungleichheit. Sozialstatus.
Physical Description:	204 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book