Introducing Social Stratification: The Causes and Consequences of Inequality

by Kasturi DasGupta

Does everyone in the US have an equal chance to "make it"? What explains the enduring power of racism and sexism? How does our sociopolitical system generate inequality? These are just a few of the questions explored in this accessible introduction to the complex problem of social stratification. Kasturi DasGupta clearly explains the social and economic mechanisms that serve to preserve and even deepen social stratification in the US. Enriched with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626371830
• ISBN13: 9781626371835
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"