The 63 readings are designed to respond to the rise of a multi-disciplinary inequality field, the emergence of public intellectuals engaging inequality, and the new methodologies of a post-survey worl
Designed for undergraduate and graduate students, this collection of edited classic and contemporary readings highlights the interrelationships of race, class, and gender in discussion of the roots of
The field of inequality emerged out of a set of classic texts--important works that students and scholars continue to read and inform their ongoing research. Often controversial and deeply influential
Social mobility is a classic topic in sociology, and Hungary presents an interesting case study for a number of reasons. The communist regime that took power after World War II had the proclaimed goal
The study of poverty and inequality has been thrust into the foreground as scholars, politicians, and policymakers respond to the spectacular increase in economic inequality and the slowing, stalling