Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical, Comparative & Global Perspective

Kerbo, Harold

ISBN 10: 0073380075 / ISBN 13: 9780073380070

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sc, 2008

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Synopsis:

Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality provides a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the global economic and social divisions in human societies. While the book is grounded in the nature of social stratification in the United States, this edition maintains a commitment to keeping a global perspective. Comparative information on the United States and other countries and an overview of changes in social stratification, gives readers a global perspective on class conflict.

From the Publisher: Includes current coverage of global issues and conditions and how they affect different people in the U.S. and around the world.
The leading text in social stratification, this edition continues to offer a thorough discussion of the structure of social inequality in a range of industrial societies.
The fifth edition retains a unique balance of coverage'while the United States remains the central focus, Kerbo continues to offer a comparative examination of global stratification, addressing how and why social stratification in the U.S is different.
The book continues to follow a general conflict perspective in an effort to model the controversy and underlying conflict raised by discussions about social inequality.
Presents latest data from the 2000 census; updated material throughout on the latest inequality statistics in the U.S.
Separate chapters on gender inequalities (written by a global gender specialist) and on race and ethnicity
Chapter on global stratification: focus on non-core nations such as Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, The Middle East, South Asia and East and Southeast Asia.
Revised Part Five features new and expanded coverage of terrorism and political violence.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social Stratification and Inequality: Class ...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sc
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: paperback
Condition: Acceptable