00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611864829 Buklod 20151108055458.0 a r |||| u| ta 151108s2011 xx d r |||| u| 9780745641768 (paperback) (iLib)UPD-00249814619 OD DCAL rda eng DMLUC HM 821 P53 2011 Platt, Lucinda author. Understanding inequalities stratification and difference Lucinda Platt. Cambridge, UK Polity 2011. xi, 231 pages illustrations 25 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index. Introduction. The importance of inequality -- Equality and inequality : concepts and definitions -- Inequalities across groups -- Coverage and key themes -- Class. Concepts, definitions, measurement -- Class distributions and inequalities -- Social mobility -- Gender. Definitions, concepts and coverage -- Gender inequalities in work -- Gender and domestic work : women's double burden? -- Gender, class and caring : inequalities between women -- Ethnicity. Ethnicity : definitions and measures -- Ethnic groups and diversity -- Ethnic minorities in the labour market -- Youth and age. Inequalities across the life course -- Inequalities in youth and age -- Inequalities in mid-life -- Education. Qualifications and inequality -- Education and gender -- Education, ethnicity and intersections -- Higher education and inequality -- Income, wealth and poverty. Concepts and measures -- Illustrating inequalities in income, wealth and poverty -- Ethnic minority women's poverty -- Health and disability. Disability, definitions and scope of chapter -- Disability and inequality -- Health inequalities -- Housing and geography. Deprived areas -- Housing -- Conclusions : inequality, intersectionality and diversity. Equality Great Britain. Social stratification Great Britain. Lehrbuch. FO UPD DCAL HM 821 P53 2011 UPD DSWCD HM 821 P53 2011 Book