Drawing upon quantitative data gathered from the U.S. Census and U.S. Department of Education, as well as interviews with students from a variety of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, Low-Income Students and the Perpetuation of Inequality examines the question of who really benefits from public ..
This book assesses Max Weber, a leading modern thinker and social scientist, comparing his work and contribution to such diverse fields as epistemology, political sociology, sociology of religion and economic history with that of his contemporaries...
This book assesses Max Weber, a leading modern thinker and social scientist, comparing his work and contribution to such diverse fields as epistemology, political sociology, sociology of religion and economic history with that of his contemporaries...
Multiracial Americans and Social Class fills a noticeable void in a growing market by examining the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. Noted scholars examine the impact of social class on the racial identity of multiracial Americans in highly readable essays from a..
A rigorous examination of poverty in São Paulo, a contemporary megacity, Opportunities and Deprivation in the Urban South explores the different types of network that exist amongst the metropolitan poor, the conditions that shape and influence them, their consequences for the production of poverty ..
A rigorous examination of poverty in São Paulo, a contemporary megacity, Opportunities and Deprivation in the Urban South explores the different types of network that exist amongst the metropolitan poor, the conditions that shape and influence them, their consequences for the production of poverty ..
Origins of Inequality presents an original theoretical explanation of one of the most controversial results of human cultural evolution. It examines causes of past and present inequality structures, looks at the factors responsible for their persistence and change, and explores issues of distributiv..