00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862075797 Buklod 20170407103046.0 g||| | || || ta 170407s2015 coua rb |||1 u|eng d 9781626371835 (iLib)UPBAG-00023730395 C-68006 Academic Book Sales Php3,150.00 Dr. Analyn S. Amores DLC BAG rda eng HM 821 D37 2015 DasGupta, Kasturi author. Introducing social stratification the causes & consequences of inequality Kasturi DasGupta. Boulder, Colorado Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. [2015] xiii, 450 pages illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-427) and index. Exploring inequalities -- Our divided society -- How inequality shapes life chances -- The nature of the economic system -- Globalization and changing economic structures -- The political economy of inequality -- Education : the great equalizer -- Making sense of intersecting inequalities -- Gender and class -- Race : colonialism and capitalism -- Nativism, citizenship and colonialism -- Barriers to leveling the playing field -- Seeking alternative social futures. 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 case studies and examples throughout, her text is carefully designed both to engage students and to help them see past cultural myths to grasp the underpinnings and consequences of social inequality. Equality. Social stratification. Social status. Social classes. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN HM 821 D37 2015 Book