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See David's CV for a list of all publications (ordered by date) and for other information.

Recent 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.

Recent Articles and Papers

Jackson, Michelle V., and David B. Grusky. Under review. “A Cultural Theory of Structural Loss.” British Journal of Sociology.

Grusky, David B. 2017. “Reducing Inequality in a Populist World.” Revue française de sociologie 58 (2), pp. 199-205. DOI 10.3917/rfs.582.0199.

Grusky, David B. 2017. “It’s Not Charity, It’s a Commitment to Equalizing Opportunity.” California Forward. 

Alexander, J. Trent, Robert Andersen, Peter W. Cookson, Kathryn Edin, Jonathan Fisher, David B. Grusky, Marybeth Mattingly, and Charles Varner.  2017. “A Qualitative Census of Rural and Urban Poverty.” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Volume 672, pp. 143-61. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. 

Grusky, David B. 2017. “Applying Science to Solve Poverty.” End Child Poverty in California. 

Grusky, David B., Marybeth Mattingly, and Charles E. Varner. 2017. “The Poverty and Inequality Report: 2017.” Pathways Magazine, pp. 3-4. 

Levanon, Asaf, and David B. Grusky. 2017. “Why is There So Much Gender Segregation?” Inequality in the 21st Century, edited by David B. Grusky and Jasmine Hill. New York: Perseus Books.

Varner, Charles, Marybeth Mattingly, and David B. Grusky. 2017. “The Facts Behind the Visions.” Pathways Magazine (Spring), pp. 3-8. 

Grusky, David B. and Jasmine Hill. 2017. “Poverty and Inequality in the 21st Century.” Inequality in the 21st Century, edited by David B. Grusky and Jasmine Hill. New York: Perseus Books.

Chetty, Raj, David B. Grusky, Maximilian Hell, Nathaniel Hendren, Robert Manduca, and Jimmy Narang. 2017. “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940.” Science 24 (April), pp. 1-16.

Chetty, Raj, David B. Grusky, Maximilian Hell, Nathaniel Hendren, Robert Manduca, and Jimmy Narang. 2016. “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Mobility Since 1940.” National Bureau of Economic Research No. 22910. 

Grusky, David B., and Kim A. Weeden. 2016. “Do Disciplinary Boundaries Keep Us From Asking the Right Questions about Inequality?” Items: Insights from the Social Sciences. Social Science Research Council. 

Levanon, Asaf, and David B. Grusky. 2016. “The Persistence of Extreme Gender Segregation in the 21st Century.” The American Journal of Sociology 122(2), pp. 573-619. 

Grusky, David B., Marybeth Mattingly, and Charles E. Varner. 2016. “The Poverty and Inequality Report: 2016.” Pathways Magazine, pp. 3-9. 

Red Bird, Beth, and David B. Grusky. 2016. “The Distributional Effects of the Great Recession ... Where has all the Sociology Gone?” Annual Review of Sociology (42), pp. 185-215. 

Grusky, David B., and Alair MacLean. 2016. “The Social Fallout of a High Inequality Regime.” In Living in a High Inequality Regime, edited by Alair MacLean and David B. Grusky.  The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.  Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. 

Mitnik, Pablo A., Erin Cumberworth, and David B. Grusky.  2016.  “Social Mobility in a High Inequality Regime.” In Living in a High Inequality Regime, edited by Alair MacLean and David B. Grusky.  The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.  Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications. 

Chetty, Raj, David B. Grusky, Maximilian Hell, Nathaniel Hendren, Robert Manduca, and Jimmy Narang. 2016. “The Fading American Dream.” The Hill (December 10, 2016).