Social Stratification and Inequality
Author | : Harold R. Kerbo |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105023138188 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Stratification and Inequality written by Harold R. Kerbo and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1996 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides coverage of research and theory relating to social stratification in the US and selected international societies. It adopts general conflict principles as its theoretical orientation, and focuses on the development and maintenance of the structure of inequality. This edition has been updated to include data from the 1990 census and features examples, figures and tables. A new chapter on race, ethnicity and gender focuses on important issues of inequality. There are also new chapters on Germany and on Japan.