Politics of Social Inequality

by Betty A. Dobratz

Many argue that the study of power differences and social inequality is at the heart of political sociology. For example, William Gamson's conceptualization of social movement participants focuses on those who are 'organized out' of the current power structure, suggesting that the political behavior that social movement theorists try to explain, is motivated by perceived social inequality. Inequality, both as a motivator for political behavior and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762307560
• ISBN13: 9780762307562
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"