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Taylor and Francis Ltd Social Inequality 11th Edition 2022 Hardbound by Fitz Gibbon, Heather
integrates gender, class, and race and doesn't treat them separately, which makes it both comprehensive but also theoretically cohesive for those scholars who don't want to see these categories divorcedthe authors pay increased attention to disability, intersectionality, immigration, religion, and placegreater emphasis placed on crime and the criminal justice system as well as health and the environmentnew chapter on policy alternatives and venues for social change.the chapters are really well calibrated for teaching both in length and progression (they build on each other). Easy to structure the course without switching things around much.covers a wide net of inequalities, thus raising awareness of inequality in all its phases isshows structural factors in social stratification. 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