Books

Inequality in the 21st Century

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Why are so many types of inequality suddenly increasing? Should we be worried that we’re moving into a “second gilded age” with unprecedented levels of income inequality? In this new collection, David B. Grusky and Jasmine Hill present readings that lay bare the main changes in the social and economic landscape, what’s driving these changes, and what might be done to reverse them. This reader delivers the latest and most influential contributions on economic inequality, social mobility, educational inequality, racial and ethnic relations, and gender inequality.

Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective

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With income inequality on the rise, the causes, consequences, and politics of inequality are undergoing a fundamental transformation. Updated and highly accessible, the fourth edition of Social Stratification provides refreshing take on existing theories, incorporates the latest data, and lends new perspectives to classic debates.

Occupy the Future

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The Occupy Wall Street movement has generated new questions about the relationship between democracy and equality in the United States. Are we entering a moment in history in which the disjuncture between our principles and our institutions is cast into especially sharp relief? Does the rise of extreme inequality offer new threats to our most cherished principles? Can we build an open, democratic, and successful movement to realize our ideals? The purpose of Occupy the Future is to provide informed but opinionated essays that address these and related questions.

The New Gilded Age

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The New Gilded Age features insightful and timely debates between leading philosophers, economists, political scientists, and sociologists on the sources and future of inequality in the United States. This well written and accessible volume is a must-read not only for scholars, but for educated laymen and policymakers as well." 

– William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University

The Great Recession

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The Great Recession turns to leading experts to examine whether the economic aftermath caused by the recession is transforming how Americans live their lives, what they believe in, and the institutions they rely on.