{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-social-inequalities-isbn-9780631231547","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-rate collection of social science scholarship on inequalities, emphasizing race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, and nationality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights themes that represent the scope and range of theoretical orientations, contemporary emphases, and emerging topics in the field of social inequalities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives special attention to debates in the field, developing trends and directions, and interdisciplinary influences in the study of social inequalities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an editorial introduction and suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Conceptualizing Inequalities:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Historical Perspectives on Inequality: Charles Tilly (Columbia University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Social Exclusion: New Inequality Paradigm for the Era of Globalization?: Ronaldo Munck (University of Liverpool).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Unequal Nations: Race, Citizen, and the Politics of Recognition: Sallie Westwood (University of Manchester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Intimate Citizenship in an Unjust World: Ken Plummer (University of Essex).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Domination, Resistance, and Subjectivity: Barry D. Adam (University of Windsor).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Epistemology, Method, and Inequality:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Conceptualizing a Critical Race Theory in Sociology: Tara J. Yosso (University of California, Santa Barbara) and Daniel G. Solórzano (University of California, Los Angeles).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Environmental Racism: Inequality in a Toxic World: David Pellow (University of California, San Diego).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Labor-market Inequality: Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class: Irene Browne (Emory University) and Joya Misra (University of Massachusetts-Amherst).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. What Counts? Definition, Measurement, and Legitimacy in Studies of Homelessness: Malcolm Williams (University of Plymouth).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Family, Community, and Education:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Children and Inequality: Julia Wrigley and Joanna Dreby (both City University of New York).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Parenting and Inequality: Rachel Grob (Sarah Lawrence College) and Barbara Katz Rothman (City University of New York).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Migrant Networks: A Summary and Critique of Relational Approaches to International Migration: Steven J. Gold (Michigan State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Race, Education, and Inequality: Caroline Hodges Persell and Giselle F. Hendrie (both New York University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Policy Responses to Inequalities:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Beyond Dependency: Welfare States and the Configuration of Social Inequality: Lynne Haney (New York University) and Robin Rogers-Dillon (City University of New York).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Inequalities, Crime, and Citizenship: Nigel South (University of Essex).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Disability and Social Inequalities: Mark Priestley (University of Leeds).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare: Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good (Harvard Medical School), Cara James (Harvard University), Byron J. Good (Harvard Medical School), and Anne E. Becker(Harvard Medical School).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Nervous Gaze: Backpacking in Africa: Claudia Bell (University of Auckland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Origins and Contours of the Population Debate: Inequality, Population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics, and NGOs: Tulsi Patel: University of Delhi and Navtej Purewal (University of Manchester).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Media, Technology, and Inequalities:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Selling Images of Inequality: Hollywood Cinema and the Reproduction of Racial and Gender Stereotypes: Norman K. Denzin (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. In the Shadow of Cultural Imperialism: Television and National Identities in the Era of Globalization: Chris Barker (University of Wollongong).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Minding the Cyber-Gap, The Internet and Social Inequality: Wenhong Chen (University of Toronto) and Barry Wellman (University of Toronto).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. New Global Technologies of Power: Cybernetic Capitalism and Social Inequality: Stephen Pfohl (Boston College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “The topic of social inequality is so vast that no one collection of articles will ever be definitive. Having said that, this collection is as close to that mark as I have seen since Bendix and Lipset’s \u003ci\u003eClass, Status and Power\u003c\/i\u003e.” \u003ci\u003eTroy Duster, New York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The editors and the diverse group of scholars they have brought together give us one of today’s definitive sociological examinations of inequality. They remind us that inequalities are produced, and they revisit the multiple interpretations we have come up with over the decades.” \u003ci\u003eSaskia Sassen, author of Globalization and its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those unique texts that transcend the limits of earlier efforts, transforming learning and teaching opportunities in its area. Highly recommended.” \u003ci\u003eHoward Winant, University of California at Santa Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is an excellent international and up to date reference volume on social inequality.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMary Romero\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at Arizona State University and the 2004 recipient of the Lee Founders Award given by the Society for the Study of Social Problems. She is currently co-chair elect of LatCrit Inc. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaid in the USA\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and her coedited books include \u003ci\u003eChallenging Fronteras\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eWomen’s Untold Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eLatina and Latino Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Margolis\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Arizona State University. His recent publications include: \u003ci\u003eAIDS Research\/AIDS Policy: Competing Paradigms of Science and Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, Researchin Social Policy, Volume 6 (1998), and \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-rate collection of social science scholarship on inequalities, emphasizing race, ethnicity, class and gender sexuality, age, and nationality. The volume highlights themes that represent the scope and range of theoretical orientations, contemporary emphases, and emerging topics in the field of social inequalities. An international group of leading scholars gives special attention to debates in the field, developing trends and directions, and interdisciplinary influences in the study of social inequalities. They also identify likely new areas of research. An editorial introduction and suggestions for further reading round out the collection, making this a one-of-a-kind reference to the field.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990170681573,"sku":"NP9780631231547","price":268.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631231547.jpg?v=1761786775","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blackwell-companion-to-social-inequalities-isbn-9780631231547","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}