Hurst, Charles E.

Social inequality : forms, causes, and consequences / Charles E. Hurst. - Second edition - xi, 435 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-429)

An introduction to the study of social inequality --
Economic inequality --
Status inequality --
Sex and gender inequality --
Racial inequality --
Political inequality --
U.S. inequality in comparative perspective --
The impact of inequality on personal life changes --
Crime, protest, and inequality --
Classical explanations of inequality --
Modern explanations of inequality --
Trends in mobility and status attainment: openness in U.S. society --
Justice and legitimacy: assessments of the structure of inequality --
Social inequality and social movements --
Inequality and poverty programs: foundations and characteristics --
An assessment of and alternative to current poverty programs.

This study covers a range of forms of inequality: economic, political, racial and sexual. It uses a variety of perspectives and a comparative approach to cover the causes/explanations, the magnitude of inequality, and the consequences (including policy and movements) for each form of inequality.

0205156169 (recycled, acidfree paper)

94018159


Equality--United States.


United States--Social conditions.

HN90.S6 / H87 1995

305.0973