Social Inequality in a Global Age

Sixth Edition

Scott Sernau - Indiana University South Bend, USA

Courses:
Social Inequalities/Social Stratification

September 2019 | 424 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Social Inequality in a Global Age provides a sociological framework for analyzing inequality within the United States in the context of global stratification and a rapidly changing world economy. With insightful analysis, and using examples drawn straight from today's headlines, Scott Sernau explores the multiple dimensions of inequality—class privilege, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, status and power—and how they intersect with each other. As it explores each dimension of inequality, the text analyzes the relationship between changing global power structures and growing inequalities within societies . Throughout, a focus on social action and community engagement encourages students to become involved, active learners in the classroom and engaged citizens in their communities.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I. ROOTS OF INEQUALITY

Chapter 1. The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender

Dimensions of an Unequal World

Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the United States

The Development of Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender Across Societies

A Social Network Understanding of Inequality

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Chapter 2. The Great Debate

The Historical Debate

The Sociological Debate

Reframing the Debate

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Chapter 3. The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

Worlds Coming Apart and Coming Together

The Double Divide

The Global Debate

Globalization: The Ties That Bind

Immigration: Seeking to Cross the Divide

The Market Paradox

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Making a Difference

Fair Trade

Photo Essay: Honduras

PART II. DIMENSIONS OF INEQUALITY

Chapter 4. Class Privilege

Wealth and Property

Occupation

Income

Class Structure

Growing Inequality

Death and Taxes: Redirecting Wealth and Income

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Chapter 5. Racial and Ethnic Inequality

A Debt Unpaid: Internal Colonialism

Middleman Minorities and Ethnic Solidarity

The Analytic Debate: Cultures and Structures of Poverty

Colorful Language

The Color of Justice

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Making a Difference

Photo Essay: Navajoland

Chapter 6. Gender and Sexual Inequality

When Men Were Men

From Glass Slippers to Glass Ceilings

Work and Family: The Double Burden and the Second Shift

Gender and Class Around the World

Changing Norms on Gender and Sexuality

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

In the Media

Making a Difference

Chapter 7. Status Prestige

The Quest for Honor

Socialization: Acquiring Marks of Distinction

Association: Whom You Know

Lifestyles of the Rich and the Destitute

Tastes in Transition

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Chapter 8. Power and Politics

People Power and Powerful People

Who Rules? The Power Elite Debate

Changing the Rules: Campaign Finance Reform

Global Power: Who Really Rules?

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

PART III. CHALLENGES OF INEQUALITY

Chapter 9. Moving Up: Education and Mobility

Getting Ahead

Education: Opening Doors, Opening Minds

No Child Left Behind

Ladders With Broken Rungs

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Making a Difference

Chapter 10. Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place

Urban Poverty: Abandoned Spaces

The Making and Unmaking of the Postindustrial City

Brain-Gain and Brain-Drain Cities

Suburban Poverty: The Urban Fringe

Rural Poverty: Forgotten Places

Poverty in the Global Ghetto

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Making a Difference

Photo Essay: Deindustrialization and Revival

Chapter 11. Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy

From Welfare to Work

The Challenge of the Margins: Antipoverty Programs

Extreme Poverty: Homelessness and Hunger

Poverty Programs Among Advanced Industrial Nations

The Private World of Poverty

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Making a Difference

Chapter 12. Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

The Enduring Struggle: The Labor Movement

Gender and Power: The Women’s Movement

Gay Rights: Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Equal Access

Race and Power: The Civil Rights Movement

The Happiest Places on Earth

One World After All

Key Points

For Review and Discussion

Making Connections

Making a Difference

Glossary

References

Index

About the Author

Supplements

Word Test Bank
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Instructor Resource Site

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Test Bank (Microsoft® Word)
Web Resources
Tables and Figures from the Book

I am use this text for the first time and so my review is based on first impression. I like and adopted this book most importantly because it includes a chapter on race and ethnicity. This makes it easier for student to see the importance of racial and ethnic discrimination and prejudices. It has a global view as an added component along with a look at the role of social movement in addressing social inequalities.

Dr Junior Hopwood

Sociology/Anthropology Dept, Howard University

February 1, 2021

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Key features

KEY FEATURES:

Social inequalities in the United States, and how they are affected by global inequalities, are covered in vivid detail.
The intersection of race, class, and gender, addressed throughout the book as a pervasive institutionalized system of privilege and oppression, demonstrates to students the importance of social actors and social change.
Visual Essays demonstrate global (Honduras), rural (Navajoland), and urban (deindustrialized) contexts, providing powerful photographic depictions of inequality in global contexts.
Frequent graphs and tables, many of which are discussed in the text, summarize key data about inequality.

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 1. The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender

Chapter 2. The Great Debate

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