Hurst, Charles E. <br/><br/>
Social inequality :  forms, causes, and consequences / 
Charles E. Hurst. 
 - Second edition 
 - xi, 435 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-429) 
<br/><br/>	An introduction to the study of social inequality --<br/>Economic inequality --<br/>Status inequality --<br/>Sex and gender inequality --<br/>Racial inequality --<br/>Political inequality --<br/>U.S. inequality in comparative perspective --<br/>The impact of inequality on personal life changes --<br/>Crime, protest, and inequality --<br/>Classical explanations of inequality --<br/>Modern explanations of inequality --<br/>Trends in mobility and status attainment: openness in U.S. society --<br/>Justice and legitimacy: assessments of the structure of inequality --<br/>Social inequality and social movements --<br/>Inequality and poverty programs: foundations and characteristics --<br/>An assessment of and alternative to current poverty programs. 
<br/><br/> 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.   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0205156169 (recycled, acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94018159  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Equality--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90.S6  / H87 1995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.0973