11th Edition
Social Inequality Forms, Causes, and Consequences
The eleventh edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences is an introduction to the study of social inequality. Fully updated statistics and examples convey the pervasiveness and extent of social inequality in the United States. The authors use an intersectional perspective to show how inequality occurs, how it affects all of us, and what is being done about it.
With more resources and supplementary examples, exercises, and applications embedded throughout to aid students’ learning and visualization of important concepts, the book provides a rich theoretical treatment to address the current state of inequality. In line with current affairs, the authors have expanded the content to include:
- An intersectional approach throughout the chapters
- A stronger emphasis on the connections between poverty, wealth, and income inequality
- New case studies on the opioid epidemic, COVID-19, the lead poisoning crisis, and climate change
- A new focus on the rise of right-wing movements.
With additional content and classroom extensions available online for instructors, Social Inequality remains an ideal and invaluable overview of the subject and provides undergraduate students with a robust understanding of social inequality from a sociological perspective.
Preface Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality Part 1: Extent and Forms of Social Inequality 2. Poverty, Wealth, and Inequality 3. Class, Governmental Policy, and Mobility 4. Status Inequality 5. Power Part 2: Causes of Inequality 6. Classical Explanations of Inequality 7. Contemporary Explanations of Inequality Part 3: Winners and Losers 8. Sex and Gender Inequality 9. Sexual Orientation and Inequality 10. Racial and Ethnic Inequality 11. Immigration, Place, and Religion Part 4: Consequences of Social Inequality 12. Inequality, Health, and the Environment 13. Inequality, Crime, and Criminal Justice Part 5: Social Change 14. Social Inequality and Social Movements 15. Policy Alternatives Glossary of Basic Terms References
Biography
Heather M. Fitz Gibbon is a Professor of Sociology at the College of Wooster. Her research focuses on poverty in micropolitan regions, motherhood within the welfare system, and childcare systems. She has been a community-based researcher, evaluating anti-poverty and family literacy community programs.
Anne M. Nurse is a Professor of Sociology at the College of Wooster. Her published work is on juvenile corrections and child sexual abuse prevention. She most recently published Confronting Child Sexual Abuse.
Charles E. Hurst is an emeritus Professor of Sociology at the College of Wooster. His work focuses on issues of social status, comparative poverty and inequality, and the uses of theories in understanding contemporary problems. Recently, these interests also include studies of status in Amish communities in Ohio.
