Social inequality/ forms,causes and consequences Hurst,Charles E.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality; Some Controversial Issues of Substance; Issues of Methodology; Organization of the Book; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Part 1 Extent and Forms of Social Inequality; Chapter 2 Class, Income, and Wealth; The Everyday Reality of Class; Two Views of U.S. Class Structure; Technology and the Shaping of the U.S. Class Structure; Income Inequality; Is the Middle Class Shrinking?; Wealth Inequality in the United States; Confronting Economic Inequality The Global Context and the Impact of GlobalizationSummary; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Film Suggestions; Chapter 3 Poverty and Welfare; Historical Roots of U.S. Poverty Perspective; Explanations and Racialization of Poverty and Welfare; Cultural Values and the Poor; Myths about the Poor; Who Are the Poor?; Flaws in Pre-1966 Assistance Programs; Welfare Reform and Current Poverty Programs; An Assessment of the Reform Act of 1996; U.S. Poverty and Welfare in Comparative Perspective; Summary; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Film Suggestion; Chapter 4 Status Inequality The Theory of Social StatusSpheres of Status in the United States; Inequality in Appalachia; The Importance of Social Status in the Global Arena; Summary; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Film Suggestions; Chapter 5 Political Inequality; Portraits of National Power Structure; Distribution of Political Power; Interlinkage of Economic and Political Power; Ruling-Class Unity; Power Inequality in the Work Experience; Power Inequality in a Global and Globalizing Context; Summary; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Chapter 6 Sex and Gender Inequality The Status of Women in the Early United StatesBalancing Work and Home; Sex Segregation in Occupations; Earnings and Gender; Microinequities in the Treatment of Women; General Theories of Sex and Gender Inequality; The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization; Summary; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Film Suggestions; Chapter 7 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Inequality; The Complexity of Sexuality and Gender; Public Opinions on Homosexuality; Gays and Lesbians as Status Groups; Discrimination, Legal Confusion, and Sexual Orientation A Socioeconomic Profile of Lesbians and GaysNegative Consequences of Stigmatization; Sexuality in the Global Context; Summary; Critical Thinking; Web Connections; Film Suggestions; Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality; The Meaning and Creation of Race; U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations: A Historical Sketch; Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today; White Privilege and the Relational Nature of Racial Inequality; Micro inequities and Micro aggressions against Racial and Ethnic Minorities; The Intersection of Class, Race, Sex, and Gender; Theories of Racial and Ethnic Inequality