258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
258 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Since the beginning of social life human societies have faced the problem how to distribute the results of collaborative activities among the participants. The solutions they found ranged from egalitarian to unequal but caused more dissension and conflict than just about any other social structure in human history. Social inequality also dominated the agenda of the new field of sociology in the... Read more
1. Dimensions of inequality
2. Contested terrain. The rise of modern theories of social inequality
3. Sociological theories: classical paradigms
4. Inequality’s inner secrets. The cultural evolution of social inequality.
5. Variation: pathways to inequality
6. Selection: self-reinforcement and social control
7. Possible worlds: pathways to equality
8. Epilogue
Biography
Bernd Baldus is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Canada.
