When worlds collide : the new normal meets structural realities -- Income and wealth inequality : the new class structure -- The new economy : national and global dimensions -- The new workplace : employers, employment, workers -- New normal politics : money, class, and power --…
Forbes reports that the richest 1 percent of the world's population owns nearly half the world's wealth, and the gap between the richest and poorest of the world only continues to increase. Deep Inequality looks behind these stark statistics to understand not only wealth inequal…
Forbes reports that the richest 1 percent of the world's population owns nearly half the world's wealth, and the gap between the richest and poorest of the world only continues to increase. Deep Inequality looks behind these stark statistics to understand not only wealth inequal…
Deep Inequality looks behind statistics to understand not only wealth inequality but also rising disparities in other elements of life-from education to the media. The authors argue that inequality has become so pervasive that it is the new normal. This book explains the changin…
Introduces students to the sociology of class structure and inequalities as it asks whether the American dream has faded. The fourth edtion of this powerful book demonstrates how and why class inequalities in the United States have widened, hardened, and become more entrenched t…
From the Publisher: The New Class Society provides a fresh, lucid, and compelling exploration of U.S. class structure, social inequities, and the fading American Dream. This third edition extends the authors' distributional model of class analysis and class-based power networks …
"Introduces students to the sociology of class structure and inequalities as it asks whether the American dream has faded. The fourth edition of this powerful book demonstrates how and why class inequalities in the United States have widened, hardened, and become more entrenched…