Sociology Books - 2009 Sociologyindex
Globalisation,
Regionalism and Economic Interdependence
The
Geopolitics of American Insecurity: Terror, Power and Foreign Policy (PRIO New
Security Studies)
Globalisation,
Freedom and the Media after Communism: The Past as Future
Thai
Migrant Sex Workers: From Modernization to Globalization
International
Business: The Challenges of Globalization (5th Ed) (My Management Lab Series)
Globalization
in Question
Gender and Global Restructuring: Sightings, Sites and Resistances (Ripe Series in Global Political Economy, March 2009) Gender and Sociology Book.
Understanding
Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues
Packaging
Terrorism: Co-opting the News for Politics and Profit (Communication in the Public
Interest)
"This is a sober and timely analysis of the toxic mix of politics, terrorism and the
media since 9/11." Richard Sambrook, Director, BBC Global News
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Book by Raphael Israeli Sep. 2008
Deviant Behavior 8th Edition Hardcover Book by Erich Goode (2007) This interesting, comprehensive book examines deviant behavior from the point of view that humans are rule-making and rule-enforcing creatures. Deviant Behavior, 8th ed. recognizes that humans are also rebellious and irrepressible: hence, deviant.
Social
Movements: An Introduction
Book by Donatella Della Porta, Mario Diani
Social Movements is a comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective
action in society today. In the latter part of the last century, social movements became a
permanent feature of modern democracies.
Inside
Toyland : Working, Shopping, and Social Inequality Book by Christine L. Williams
From Publishers Weekly
Williams, the editor of the journal Gender & Society and author of Still a Man's
World, takes the Nickle and Dimed approach to toy retailing by working as a cashier in a
high-end and a big box toy store for six weeks each, turning the scrutinizing eye of a
sociologist onto the sandbox.
Williams, a sociology professor at the University of Texas who specializes in gender and
sexuality studies, spent part of her sabbatical working as a clerk at two toy stores.
Constructionist Controversies: Issues in Social Problems Theory (Social Problems and Social Issues) Book by Gale Miller, James Holstein (Editors)
Reinventing
"The People": The Progressive Movement, The class Problem, and The Origins of
Modern Liberalism (The Working Class in American History) Book by Shelton
Stromquist
First Sentence: Stalwart labor reformer George McNeill spoke for a growing segment of
working-class partisans in the 1880s who believed class conflict had become an endemic
feature of industrial society and saw a war of seemingly irreconcilable class interests as
inevitable.
The
Politics of Protest : Social Movements in America
Book by David S. Meyer
Protest is everywhere in American politics. Over the past decade, activists have staged
dramatic demonstrations on such diverse issues as the war in Iraq, globalization,
standardized testing, and abortion rights. Indeed, protest and social movements have
become essential features of contemporary American life.
Global
Perspectives on Gender Research 1 edition
Book by Christine Bose (Editor), Min Jeong Kim (Editor)
This volume provides an in-depth comparative picture of the current state of feminist
sociological gender research and/or women's studies research for five regions of the
world. Readers can compare and contrast the threads of similarity and strands of
difference in feminist concerns globally, gaining familiarity with the breadth of gender
research, and understanding the national contexts that produced it.
In
the Wake of Disaster : Religious Responses to Terrorism and Catastrophe
Book by Harold G Koenig
Dr. Harold G. Koenig advocates integrating mental health into emergency response systems
directed at those affected by hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and terrorism.
With
God on Our Side : Politics and Theology of the War on Terrorism
Book by John L. Esposito (Foreword), Aftab Ahmad Malik (Editor), Khaled Abou el Fadl
"This book departs from the prevalent Western tendency to portray Islamic extremism
as an isolated religious aberration." - Tomis Kapitan, professor, Northern Illinois
University
What's Wrong With Terrorism? Book by Robert E. Goodin
Beyond
the Spectacle of Terrorism: Global Uncertainty And the Challenge of the New Media Book
by Henry A. Giroux
The emergence of the spectacle of terror as a new form of politics raises important
questions about how fear and anxiety can be marketed and how terrorism can be used to
recruit people in support of authoritarian causes.
Media,
Terrorism, and Theory : A Reader (Critical Media Studies)
Book by Anandam P. Kavoori (Editor), Todd Fraley (Editor)
Media, Terrorism, and Theory analyzes the larger issues surrounding media's portrayal of
terrorism.
Explorations
in Classical Sociological Theory : Seeing the Social World Book by Kenneth Allan
Thinking theoretically and understanding social theories can be hard work.
Introduces students to the major classical theorists, including Marx, Spencer, Durkheim,
Weber, Simmel, Mead, Schutz, Gilman, and Du Bois.
Introduction
to Sociology, Fifth Edition (Paperback) 5th edition
Book by Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum
Introduction to Sociology, Fifth Edition, organizes the core concepts of modern sociology
around the unifying theme of globalization.
Dialogue and Difference: Feminisms Challenge Globalization - Book Edited by Marguerite Waller and Sylvia Marcos. Provides students with groundbreaking essays by an international group of feminist scholars and activists who stress the need to put different approaches to reality and to scholarship into relation in order to build coalitions across the usual North/South, East/West divides.
George
Soros on Globalization
Soros has an admirable track record and the virtue of hindsight (his foundations have done
innovative work and his take on what could have been done in Russia over the past decade
is compelling). He equates globalization with "the free movement of capital and the
increasing domination of national economies by global financial markets and multinational
corporations."
No
Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace Teaching Respect, Stopping Abuse, and
Rewarding Kindness Book by Jose Bolton (Editor), Stan Graeve
This book shatters popular myths about bullying to reveal its stark realities. You’ll
learn who’s playing the intimidation game, and how they play it… from social
exclusion, physical violence, and emotional backstabbing to sexual sleaze and cyberspace
cruelty.
Perspectives
and Policies on ICT in Society : An IFIP TC9 (Computers and Society) Handbook (IFIP
International Federation for Information Processing)
Book by Jacques Berleur (Editor), Chrisanthi Avgerou (Editor)
Governments, the media, the information technology industry and scientists publicly argue
that information and communication technologies (ICT) will bring about an inevitable
transition from "industrial" to "information" or
"knowledge-based" economies and societies.
The
Digital Sublime : Myth, Power, and Cyberspace Book by Vincent Mosco
Explores the myths constructed around the new digital technology and why we feel compelled
to believe in them.
Communicating
Across Cultures In Cyberspace: A Bibliographical Review Of Intercultural Communication
Online (Kommunikation Und Kulturen / Cultures and Communication
Book by Jorg Roche (Editor), Leah P. Macfadyen (Editor)
The
Role of Information And Communication Technologies in Global Development: Analyses And
Policy Recommendations (Ict Task Force)
Book by Abdul Basit Haqqani (Editor)
Illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad
applications of ICT with the Millennium Development Goals.
Personality
in Intimate Relationships: Socialization and Psychopathology Book by Luciano
L'Abate
In this volume the author presents a new theory of personality within the relational
context of the family and other networks of intimate relationships.
Human Population And Demography: A Guide To Reference And Information Sources (Social Sciences) Book by Jason Xiao Yu
Arab Political Demography: Population Growth And Natalist Policies (Sussex Studies in Demographic Developments and Socioeconomic) Book by Onn Winckler
Postmodernism
Is Not What You Think: Second Edition Book by Charles Lemert, Charles C. Lemert
Highly readable, the second edition of Postmodernism Is Not What You Think responds to the
widespread claim that postmodernism is over. It explains the historical connections
between the postmodern and globalization.
Women,
Law, and Social Control
Book by Alida V. Merlo, Joycelyn M. Pollock
Written by leading scholars, this collection of original articles examines women as
offenders, professionals, and victims.
Ethnicity,
Social Mobility, and Public Policy : Comparing the USA and UK
Book by Glenn C. Loury (Editor), Tariq Modood (Editor), Steven M.
Teles (Editor)
The causes and consequences of social mobility are a central area of study within the
social sciences and the differing levels of economic development between ethnic groups is
an issue of major concern for policy-makers.
Class-Passing:
Social Mobility In Film And Popular Culture
Book by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
According to new rules of social standing in American popular culture, class is no
longer defined by wealth, birth, or education. Instead, today’s notion of class
reflects a socially constructed and regulated series of performed acts and gestures rooted
in the cult of celebrity.
Social
Mobility In Europe
Book by Richard Breen (Editor)
Social Mobility in Europe is the most comprehensive study to date of trends in
intergenerational social mobility. It uses data from 11 European countries covering the
last 30 years of the twentieth century to analyze differences between countries and
changes through time.
Analyzing
Inequality: Life Chances And Social Mobility In Comparative Perspective (Studies in
Social Inequality)
Book by Stefan Svallfors (Editor)
"Analyzing Inequality" summarizes key issues in today’s theoretically
guided empirical research in social inequality, life course, and cross-national
comparative sociology.
The Dynamics of Socio-Economic Development : An Introduction Book by Adam Szirmai
Central
Eurasia In Global Politics: Conflict, Security, And Development (International ... in
Sociology and Social Anthropology, V. 92)
Book by Mehdi Parvizi Amineh (Editor), Henk Houweling (Editor)
This anthology brings together studies of post-colonial, post-Cold War Central Eurasia.
Encyclopedia
Of Economic Sociology (Hardcover)
Book by Jens Berckert (Editor)
The
Handbook of Economic Sociology, Second Edition
Book by Neil J. Smelser (Editor), Richard Swedberg (Editor) .
The Handbook of Economic Sociology, Second Edition is the most comprehensive and
up-to-date treatment of economic sociology available.
The
Economic Sociology of Capitalism (Paperback)
Book by Victor Nee (Editor), Richard Swedberg (Editor)
New Developments in Economic Sociology (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics) Book by Richard Swedberg (Editor)
Global
Movements
Book by Kevin McDonald
This book surveys the new global movements and explores some of the most significant of
these movements, including antiglobalization and the new Islamic movements.
The Sociology of Health and Illness: A Reader Book by Sarah Nettleton, Ulla Gustafsson (Editors)
This
Day in Civil Rights History (This Day in History)
Book by Randall Williams
This Day in Civil Rights History, by renowned civil-rights activist Randall Williams, is a
day-by-day survey of the people, places, and events that impacted the civil rights
movement and shaped the future of the United States.
Critical
Theories of Globalization : An Introduction
Book by Chamsy el-Ojeili
This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and its
consequences.
Globalization,
Cultural Identities, And Media Representations (Suny Series, Explorations in
Postcolonial Studies)
Book by Natascha Gentz (Editor), Stefan Kramer (Editor)
Globalization, Cultural Identities, and Media Representations provides a multidirectional
approach for understanding the role of media in constructing cultural identities in a
newly globalized media environment.
Development
Models, Globalization and Economies : A Search for the Holy Grail ?
Book by John B. Kidd, Frank-Jurgen Richter
Development Models, Globalization and Economies compares and critiques the different
economic models available in today's global market place.
Globalization
From Below : Transnational Activists And Protest Networks (Social Movements, Protest
and Contention)
Book by Donatella della Porta Della Porta, Massimillano Andretta, Lorenzo Mosca, Herbert
Reiter Reiter
Globalization from Below analyzes a movement from the viewpoints of the activists,
organizers, and demonstrators themselves.
Discovering
Nature : Globalization and Environmental Culture in China and Taiwan Book by Robert P.
Weller
Robert Weller's richly documented account describes the extraordinary transformations
which have taken place in Chinese and Taiwanese responses to the environment across the
twentieth century.
China
and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society
(Globalizing Regions)
Book by Doug Guthrie
China and Globalization is a compact, highly readable introductory text on contemporary
China and the massive changes it is presently undergoing.
Globalization
and Egalitarian Redistribution
Book by Pranab Bardhan (Editor), Samuel Bowles (Editor), Michael Wallerstein (Editor)
Joshua Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology : Presents a compelling case for the
proposition that a more egalitarian domestic policy in the advanced economies is essential
to a morally decent form of globalization.
Global
Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
Book by Jeffry A. Frieden
Frieden, an academic, traces the history of globalization from the late 1800s to the
present, telling us, "Global economy and culture form a nearly seamless web in which
the national boundaries are increasingly irrelevant to trade, investment, finance and
other economic activity."
Cities
in Transition : Globalization, Political Change and Urban Development (GeoJournal
Library) Book by Rita Schneider-Sliwa (Editor)
Readings
in Deviant Behavior - 4 edition
Book by Alex Thio, Thomas Calhoun
This collection of readings represents the full range of deviance sociology, dealing with
many different theories as well as data collected via different research methodologies.
KEYTOPICS:
Contemporary
Sociological Theory: Expanding the Classical Tradition Book by Ruth A.Wallace,
Alison Wolf
Examines the assumptions and concepts of the five major sociological theories and the
classical roots of the modern theories. It focuses specifically on functionalism, conflict
theory, theories of rational choice, symbolic interactionism, and phenomenology.
Globalization:
An Asian Perspective On Modernity And Politics In America
Book by Antonio L. Rappa
Contemporary
Economic Sociology: Globalization, Work And Inequality
Book by Fran Tonkiss
Sociology of Health & Illness Book by Peter Conrad
Pathways Out of Terrorism and Insurgency : The Dynamics of Terrorist Violence and Peace Processes in Divided Societies. Book by D. R. Kaarthikeyan, L. S. Germani
Middletown,
America : One Town's Passage from Trauma to Hope
Book by GAIL SHEEHY
“In a New Jersey community just south of Manhattan, Gail Sheehy shared the lives of
shattered survivors of 9/11 for a year and a half, as only she could..” —Lynn
Sherr, ABC News
Annual Editions: Aging Book by Harold Cox
Coping
With Aging Book by Richard S. Lazarus, Bernice N. Lazarus
Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose
landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the study of emotion in play in the field of
psychology.
Historical
Influences On Lives And Aging (Societal Impact on Aging)
Book by K. Warner Schaie (Editor), Glen Elder (Editor), Glen H.
Elder (Editor)
The
peculiarities of men aging: a collection of anecdotes. : An article from: Journal of
Sociology & Social Welfare [HTML]
Book by Robert Blundo, Tamara Estes
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (Refereed)
Gender
And Planning: A Reader
Book by Susan S. Fainstein (Editor), Lisa J. Servon (Editor)
Increasingly, experts recognize that gender has affected urban planning and the design of
the spaces where we live and work. Too often, urban and suburban spaces support
stereotypically male activities and planning methodologies reflect a male-dominated
society.
Designing
Social Innovation: Planning, Building, Evaluating
Book by Bob Martens (Editor)
The design and functioning of urban environments is difficult and complex, and because of
the competitive nature of urban planning today, it often does not have the input required
from a variety of disciplines, ranging from psychologists and sociologists to architects
and planners.
The
Most Segregated City In America: City Planning And Civil Rights In Birmingham, 1920-1980
Book by Charles E. Connerly
Daphne Spain, Professor and Chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at
the University of Virginia
Beyond
Metropolis : The Planning and Governance of Asia's Mega-Urban Regions
Book by Aprodicio A. Laquian
Beyond Metropolis studies planning and governance in the regions surrounding the twelve
cities in Asia with populations over ten million: Tokyo, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Delhi,
Shanghai, Jakarta, Osaka, Beijing, Karachi, Metro Manila, and Seoul.
Globalizing
Taipei: The Political Economy Of Spatial Development (Planning History and the
Environment Series)
Book by Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok (Editor)
Partnerships
In Urban Planning: A Guide For Municipalities
Book by Nabeel Hamdi, Michael Majale
Transition from School to Work: Individual Life Courses Within Social Structures (Issues In Education) Book by Chew Siew Ghee
Marginality,
Power and Social Structure : Issues in Race, Class, and Gender Analysis (Research in
Race and Ethnic Relations) Book by Rutledge Dennis
The articles in this book are intended to be a much-needed corrective to the literature on
marginality.
Change
And Stability: Cross-national Analysis Of Social Structure And Personality
Book by Melvin L. Kohn
Despite personality being highly unstable during the process of radical social change in
Ukraine from 1992 to 1996, the relationships of social structure and personality remain
remarkably stable and consistent with those of countries studied during times of much
greater social stability.
Social Structure & Mobility in Economic Development Book by Neil J. Smelser (Editor), Seymour Martin Lipset (Editor)
The
Social Structures Of The Economy
Book by Pierre Bourdieu
Social
Structure and Party Choice in Western Europe : A Comparative Longitudinal Study
Book by Oddbjorn Knutsen
This study is a comparative analysis of the relationship between social structure and
party choice in eight West European countries.
Drug
And Alcohol Consumption As Functions Of Social Structures: A Cross-cultural Sociology
(Mellen Studies in Sociology)
Book by James E. Hawdon, James Hawdon
Social
Problems : Community, Policy and Social Action
Book by Anna Leon-Guerrero
By encouraging critical thinking and Internet research, students will come to recognize
that social problems don't just exist "somewhere else," but that they exist on
their own campuses and in their own neighborhoods and communities.
Globalization
and Social Theory Book by Roland Robertson, David Inglis
International
Migration : Globalization's Last Frontier (Global Issues)
Book by Jonathon W. Moses
'This book stands out in the vast literature on globalization.It speaks with clarity and
moral force on an aspect of globalization on which relatively little has been written.
There has been almost an academic conspiracy of silence on the question of international
migration.
Education,
Globalization and Social Change Book by Phillip Brown, Jo-Anne Dillabough, A. H.
Halsey, Hugh Lauder (Editor)
Education is seen as central to economic competitiveness, the reduction of poverty and
inequality, and environmental sustainability.
How
"American" Is Globalization? Book by William H. Marling
About how the world is becoming 'Americanized.' William Marling's provocative work
analyzes -- in specific terms -- the impacts of American technology and culture on foreign
societies.
Civil
Society, Globalization and Political Change in Asia; Organizing Between Family and State
(Politics in Asia Series) Book by ROBERT WELLER
In Civil Society, Globalization and Political Change in Asia, Robert Weller has brought
together an international group of experts on the subject whose chapters address these
questions through a series of extensive case studies from east and southeast Asia.
The
New Geography of Global Income Inequality Book by Glenn Firebaugh
The surprising finding of this book is that, contrary to conventional wisdom, global
income inequality is decreasing. Critics of globalization and others maintain that the
spread of consumer capitalism is dramatically polarizing the worldwide distribution of
income.
Connectivity
in Antiquity: Globalization as a Long-Term Historical Process (Approaches to
Anthropological Archaeology) Book by Oystein S. LaBianca, Sandra Arnold Scham (Editors)
Nationalism
and Ethnic Conflict : Class, State, and Nation in the Age of Globalization
Book by Berch Berberoglu
This book serves as a much needed corrective to dominant, conventional approaches to the
study of nationalism and ethnic conflict that is at once political, economic, cultural,
and, above all, social. Provides a class-based perspective on nationalism and
ethnonational conflict.
Welfare
Discipline : Discourse, Governance and Globalization Book by Sanford F. Schram
Geographies
of Globalization (Routledge Contemporary Human Geography)
Book by WARWICK MURRAY
Globalization is a term that is increasingly used to rationalize a wide range of economic
and political processes and explain a plethora of cultural, economic and social processes.
Aging,
Globalization and Inequality: The New Critical Gerontology (Society and Aging)
Book by Jan Baars, Dale Dannefer, Chris Phillipson, Alan Walker (Editors)
Victor Marshall, Ph.D., Director, Institute on Aging, The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Down
to Earth Sociology : Introductory Readings, 13th Edition Book by James M. Henslin
James Henslin's Down to Earth Sociology has opened new windows onto the social realities
that shape our world.
Terrorism
: The Philosophical Issues Book by Igor Primoratz (Editor)
Discussion of all the main philosophical issues raised by terrorism against the background
of its past and recent developments.
Terrorism
Book by Leonard Weinberg
Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, this accessible introduction covers not
only the roots of terrorism, but also today's perpetrators and their immediate and
long-term goals.
From
Chivalry to Terrorism : War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity Book by LEO
BRAUDY
Which comes first--war or masculinity? The complex and shifting relationship between the
two is the subject of this provocative selection, which reads as both military history and
an exploration of gender.
Armies Of The Young: Child Soldiers In War And Terrorism (The Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies) Book by DAVID M. ROSEN
War
and Peace in an Age of Terrorism : A Reader
by William M. Evan
“Terrorism has overwhelmed the current generation's capacities to understand and deal
with violent conflict and war....Every reader is challenged to explore new ways of dealing
with human difference and the conflicts that arise from these differences....This book is
a must for students in the field of Conflict and Peace Studies.”
Digital
Crime and Digital Terrorism Book by Robert W. Taylor, Tory J. Caeti, Kall Loper, Eric
J. Fritsch, John Liederbach
This book focuses on both the technical aspects of digital crime as well as behavioral
aspects of computer hackers, virus writers, terrorists and other offenders.
Media
Spectacle And The Crisis Of Democracy: Terrorism, War, And Election Battles (Cultural
Politics & the Promise of Democracy)
Book by Douglas Kellner
Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy investigates the rapidly changing role of the
media after the momentous political events since 9/11.
Sociology of Health & Illness Book by Peter Conrad 2005 Edition
Ecosystems
and Human Well-being: Synthesis (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment)
Book by Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report boils down the findings of the four
working groups into a simple, straightforward description of Earth’s ecological
health and its linkages to human well-being.
Advances in Human Ecology, Volume 8 (Advances in Human Ecology) Book by L. Freese
Sport:
A Critical Sociology
Book by Richard Giulianotti
Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As
global festivals such as the Olympic games and football’s World Cup demonstrate,
sport’s social, political, economic and cultural significance is becoming
increasingly apparent across the world. Its popularity alone means that sociologists
cannot ignore sport.
Mass
Media In A Mass Society: Myth and Reality Book by Richard Hoggart
Richard Hoggart looks at the ways in which mass communications in the twenty-first century
both encourage and hinder greater understanding of the modern world.
Richard Hoggart takes a number of aspects of mass society today - celebrity worship, youth
culture, broadcasting, and a decline in the proper use of language - and considers the
paradox that the ready accessibility of information of all types does not automatically
lead to greater comprehension of our world.
Social
Capital (February 28, 2005) Book by David Halpern
Social capital has become a buzzword among political and academic elites, though the term
remains relatively unfamiliar to the general public
Social Capital And Entrepreneurship Book by Philip H. Kim, Howard E. Aldrich
Social Capital and Lifelong Learning Book by John Field
Conflict,
Social Capital And Managing Natural Resources: A West African Case Study Book by
Keith M. Moore (Editor)
This book is the product of a six-year project from the Sustainable Agriculture and
Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP) which is
funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It assesses how
conflicting claims to scarce natural resources (land, farmer's rights) can be resolved in
the agricultural and pastoral systems or arid and semi-arid regions of West Africa.
The
Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities (Blackwell Companions to Sociology)
Book by Mary Romero, Eric Margolis (Editor)
The Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities is a first-rate collection of social
science scholarship on inequalities, emphasizing race, ethnicity, class and gender
sexuality, age, and nationality. The volume highlights themes that represent the scope and
range of theoretical orientations, contemporary emphases, and emerging topics in the field
of social inequalities. An international group of leading scholars gives special attention
to debates in the field, developing trends and directions, and interdisciplinary
influences in the study of social inequalities.
The
Shape of Social Inequality : Stratification and Ethnicity in Comparative Perspective
(Research in Social Stratification and Mobility) Book by David Bills
All of the chapters respond to Haller's programmatic agenda for stratification research:
"A full program aimed at understanding stratification requires: first, that we know
what stratification structures consist of and how they may vary; second, that we identify
the individual and collective consequences of the different states and rates of change of
such structures; and third, seeing that some degree of stratification seems to be present
everywhere, that we identify the factors that make stratification structures change."
Worlds
Apart: Social Inequalities In A Global Economy (Paperback) (June 30, 2005) Book by
Scott Sernau
This book focuses primarily on social inequalities in the American context. However, a
trend in this course is how the global inequalities are effecting, and affected by social
stratification and inequality in America. Provides a sociological framework for analyzing
inequality within U.S. society as well as analyzing the relationship between global
stratification systems and internal systems of inequality.