Race, Class, and Gender in a Diverse Society: A Text-Reader - Softcover

Kendall, Diana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205198287 ISBN 13: 9780205198283

Publisher: Pearson, 1996

Synopsis

This unique text-reader was written to provide students with a variety of perspectives on the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender at the micro- and macro-levels of society. This book contains the essential components of a comprehensive text and provides articles that demonstrate the interconnectedness of these three systems of inequality. All articles were selected with two purposes in mind: (1) to reflect the diversity that is life in the United States today and, whenever possible, (2) to show how people are affected by the intertwining nature of race, class, and gender in daily life. Most articles are reprints of complete journal articles or entire chapters from recent books. Students gain an in-depth look at the history, theory, and methods that inform social science research on pressing social issues, such as diversity and inequalities based on race, class, and gender.

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About the Author

Diana Kendall received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was invited to membership in Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Her areas of specialization and primary research interests are sociological theory, race/class/gender studies, and the sociology of medicine. Her articles and presented papers primarily focus on the scholarship of teaching and on an examination of U.S. women of the upper classes across racial and ethnic groups. In addition to "Social Problems in a Diverse Society," she is the author of "The Power of Good Deeds: Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upper Class "(Rowman & Littlefield, 2002) and"Framing Class: Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America"(Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).
Diana Kendall is currently Professor of Sociology at Baylor University, where she has taught a variety of courses, including Introduction to Sociology, Sociological Theory (undergraduate and graduate), Sociology of Medicine, and Race, Class, and Gender. Previously, she enjoyed many years of teaching sociology and serving as chair of the Social and Behavioral Science Division at Austin Community College. Professor Kendall is actively involved in national and regional sociological associations, including the American Sociological Association, Sociologists for Women in Society, the Society for the Study of Social Problems, the Southern Sociological Society, and the Southwestern Sociological Association.

From the Back Cover

A unique text-reader that provides contemporary students with a variety of perspectives on the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender at the micro- and macro levels of society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0205198287
• ISBN 13: 9780205198283
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464