Exploring Inequality: A Sociological Approach

by Jenny Stuber

Overview

Exploring Inequality: A Sociological Approach will help you examine the socially constructed nature of our identities, the processes by which we acquire them, prejudice and privilege, and the unequal outcomes they produce within institutions. By employing both micro-level and macro-level perspectives, as well as integrating intersectional analysis in every chapter, author Jenny M. Stuber provides you with a solid and effective framework for understanding social diversity and inequality.

The updated Second Edition features a strong introductory chapter reviewing key theories and concepts, real-world examples, social problems and their solutions, and better visuals to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of social inequality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781071815687
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/18/2021
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jenny Stuber is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Florida. Her research focuses on social class inequality, especially in terms of how people understand and enact it within institutional settings. Her book Inside the College Gates: How Class and Culture Matter in Higher Education (Lexington) explores the reproduction of class inequalities that takes place within higher education’s social and extra-curricular domains. Currently she is working on an ethnographic project in Aspen, Colorado, examining how middle-class residents respond to and resist the growing class inequality within their community. In addition to two textbooks—Exploring Inequality (Oxford University Press) and The Sociology of Education (Routledge), the latter co-authored with Jeanne Ballantine and Floyd Hammock—her research has also appeared in numerous academic journals. A dedicated instructor, her teaching focuses on social inequality, research methods, and annual study abroad trips to Iceland.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Can’t We All Just Get Along? A Sociological Approach to Diversity
Unit 1: The Social Construction of Identity and Difference
Chapter 2: Is Biology Destiny? Understanding Sex and Gender
Chapter 3: Baby, Was I Born This Way? Understanding Sexual Orientation and Sexuality
Chapter 4: More Than Skin Deep? Understanding Race and ethnicity
Chapter 5: Living the American Dream? Understanding Social Class
Chapter 6: Deficit or Difference? Understanding Disabilities
Unit 2: Socialization: The Process by Which We Become Who We Are
Chapter 7: Enlisting in Gender Boot camp: How We Become Gendered Beings
Chapter 8: Who Gets to Decide? How We Become Racialized Beings
Chapter 9: Calling Class to Order: How We Become Classed Beings
Unit 3: Of Prejudice and Privilege: A Sociologist’s Tool Kit
Chapter 10: Bigots, Cheats, and Unsportsmanlike Players: Understanding Inequality at the Micro Level
Chapter 11: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game: Understanding Inequality at the Macro Level
Unit 4: Unequal Outcomes: The Interplay of the Micro and Macro Levels
Chapter 12: Graduating with Honors? Understanding Inequalities in Education
Chapter 13: Is the Gender Gap in Pay a Myth? Understanding Gender Inequalities at Work
Chapter 14: Living to a Ripe Old Age? Understanding Inequalities in Health and Well-Being

Editorial Reviews

"Exploring Inequality provides a balanced and up-to-date sociological perspective on race, gender, and class inequality. Stuber presents complex material in a 'user-friendly' and engaging way for students."—Kristin D. Mickelson, Arizona State University

"With its accessible writing style, relevant examples, comprehensive coverage, and thoroughly sociological analysis of some key dimensions of inequality, Exploring Inequality is the best book on the market to introduce undergraduate students to the study of social inequality. I look forward to using it in my courses!"—Steve Jacobs, Piedmont College

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