Inequality and stratification : race, class, and gender

Rothman, Robert A. 1934- (Author).

Summary: For undergraduate courses in Social Stratification, Race, Class, and Gender, and Introduction to Gender Studies. Using a concise and easy-to-understand style, this text provides an integrated approach to the implications of social class, race and ethnicity, and gender-explaining how each relates to economic, social, and political inequality.

Record details

ISBN: 0131849689
Physical Description: print
x, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-264) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The nature of inequality and stratification -- Inequality and social stratification -- Theoretical approaches to social stratification -- Stratification in industrial societies -- Industrial class systems -- Institutionalizing and legitimizing stratification -- Patterns of inequality -- The dynamics of economic inequality -- Social evaluations and social relations -- The shape of political power and influence -- Experiencing social stratification -- Class, race. gender, and life chances -- Class and lifestyles -- Class consciousness -- Inheritance and mobility -- Patterns of social mobility.