This definitive volume has been fully revised with additional readings and newly commissioned pieces, all from top scholars in the field to reflect the most recent changes in social stratification today. The study of poverty and inequality has been thrust into the foreground as …
Contrary to many claims made in the media, women in China have experienced a dramatic rollback of rights and gains relative to men. Leftover Women lays out the structural discrimination against women and speaks to broader problems with China's economy, politics, and development.…
The author shows how former guerilla women in three Central American countries made the transition from insurgents to mainstream political players in the democratization process.
Discusses the causes of inequality, including unjust and irresponsible economic policies and misguided priorities, and offers suggestions to help the United States become a more fair and equitable society. --Publisher's description.
Discusses the causes of inequality, including unjust and irresponsible economic policies and misguided priorities, and offers suggestions to help the United States become a more fair and equitable society.--Publisher information.
by Stovall, David, Quinn, Therese, Ayers, William
"A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on children's educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world …
"A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on children's educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world …
"This is the first exploration of the campaigns of women in China to gain equal rights to political participation. The dynamic and successful struggle for suffrage rights waged by Chinese women activists through the first half of the twentieth century challenged fundamental and …
