For courses in Inequality, Social Stratification, and Social Problems.
A thoughtful compilation of readings on inequality in the United States.
The main objective of this text is to introduce students to the subject of social stratification as it has developed in sociology. The central focus is on domestic inequality in the United States with some attention to the broader international context. The primary goal of the text is to offer an understanding of the history and context of debates about inequality, and a secondary goal is to give some indication as to what issues are likely to arise in the future.
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For courses in Inequality, Social Stratification, and Social Problems.
A thoughtful compilation of readings on inequality in the United States.
The main objective of this text is to introduce students to the subject of social stratification as it has developed in sociology. The central focus is on domestic inequality in the United States with some attention to the broader international context. The primary goal of the text is to offer an understanding of the history and context of debates about inequality, and a secondary goal is to give some indication as to what issues are likely to arise in the future.
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2 From "Class Status, Party" |
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3 From The Souls of Black Folk |
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4 From "The Conservation of Races" |
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5 From "Woman Versus The Indian" |
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6 From "Some Principles of Stratification" |
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8 From Unequal Childhoods |
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9 From The Declining Significance of Race |
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10 "Poverty in the United States: An Overview" |
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11 From "Digital Inequality: From Unequal Access to Differentiated Use" |
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12 "Globalism's Discontents" |
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Section A Race and Ethnicity |
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13 "The `Morphing' Properties of Whiteness" |
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14 "A Threat in the Air: How Stereotypes Shape Intellectual Identity and Performance" |
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15 "The Complexities and Processes of Racial Housing Discrimination" |
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16 From "Historical Context and Hazard Waste Facility Siting: Understanding Temporal Patterns in Michigan" |
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17 From "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination" |
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18 From Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America |
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19 From The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism |
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20 From Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future |
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National Research Council |
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Section B Gender and Sexuality |
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23 From The Gendered Society |
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24 From "Comparative Gender Stratification" |
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25 From "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations" |
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26 From "Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective" |
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27 "The Gender Pay Gap: Have Women Gone as Far as They Can?" |
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28 From "The Structure of Power in American Society" |
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29 From Diversity in the Power Elite: How it Happened, Why it Matters? |
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30 From Who's Running America? The Bush Restoration |
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31 From Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley |
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32 From "Sex, Race, Ethnic Inequality in United States Workplaces" |
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PART V Class, Status, and Party |
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33 "Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection" |
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35 From Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform |
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John Brueggemann is Professor of Sociology at Skidmore College in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. He received a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology from Earlham College (1987) and Masters (1990) and Doctoral (1994) degrees in sociology from Emory University. He has spent his career since then at Skidmore College as a teacher, scholar and administrator. During these 14 years he has taught and written about a range of topics including class, race, inequality, religion, morality, history, social theory and social change. His written work has appeared in academic journals such as Social Problems, Work and Occupations, Social Science History, The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Critical Sociology, and Theology Today. I also coauthored Racial Competition and Class Solidarity, which was published by SUNY in 2006.
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