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"Social Inequality -- examining our present while understanding our
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"Social Inequality and Social Statification in US Society, 1/e
"includes three core tools (historical scope, qualitative data, and
a conceptual framework) to explain social stratification and social
inequality.
The historical scope gives context to each issue discussed, and
allows the reader to understand how each topic has evolved over the
course of American history. Qualitative data helps explain
socioeconomic issues and connects related topics. A conceptual
framework serves to analyze the impact of capital types throughout
the text, and map the prospects for individuals, families, and
classes to maintain or alter their position in
social-stratification systems. Additional theories and concepts
help to further analyze topics throughout the text. Learning
Goals
Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:
- Analyze the four major American classes, as well as how race
and gender link to inequalities in the United States
- Understand attempts to reduce social inequality
- Identify major historical events that have influenced current
trends
- Understand how qualitative sources help reveal the inner
workings that accompany people's struggles with the socioeconomic
order, which are particularly helpful in displaying the complexity
of intersectionality
- Recognize impacts on individuals, families, and also classes to
maintain or alter their position in social-stratification
systems
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Exploring the structural causes and consequences of inequalities
based on a person's race, class, and gender, Poverty, Racism and
Sexism: The Reality of Oppression in America concentrates on this
formidable set of disadvantages, demonstrating how Americans are
adversely affected by just one or a combination of three social
factors. Grounded in sociological thought, the text highlights
unfolding stories about major social inequalities and relentless
campaigns for people's rights. Weaving together such concepts as
individualism, social reproduction, social class, and
intersectionality, the book provides a framework for readers to
understand the vast injustices these groups encounter, where and
why they originated, and why they continue to endure. Poverty,
Racism and Sexism is a compact, versatile volume which will prove
an invaluable resource for those studying social inequality, social
problems, social stratification, contemporary American society,
social change, urban sociology, and poverty and inequality.
Exploring the structural causes and consequences of inequalities
based on a person's race, class, and gender, Poverty, Racism and
Sexism: The Reality of Oppression in America concentrates on this
formidable set of disadvantages, demonstrating how Americans are
adversely affected by just one or a combination of three social
factors. Grounded in sociological thought, the text highlights
unfolding stories about major social inequalities and relentless
campaigns for people's rights. Weaving together such concepts as
individualism, social reproduction, social class, and
intersectionality, the book provides a framework for readers to
understand the vast injustices these groups encounter, where and
why they originated, and why they continue to endure. Poverty,
Racism and Sexism is a compact, versatile volume which will prove
an invaluable resource for those studying social inequality, social
problems, social stratification, contemporary American society,
social change, urban sociology, and poverty and inequality.
In Great Expectations: The Sociology of Survival and Success in
Organized Team Sports, sociological analysis proves to be a
powerful ally for grasping how the sports world unfolds for team
players, providing a range of sociological ideas and concepts that
extend throughout the book. The text boxes and class discussion
sections help summarize key issues, linking important sociological
concepts to the topics at hand. The eight chapters begin with an
introduction and then detail athletes' activities at different
stages in their development.
In Great Expectations: The Sociology of Survival and Success in
Organized Team Sports, sociological analysis proves to be a
powerful ally for grasping how the sports world unfolds for team
players, providing a range of sociological ideas and concepts that
extend throughout the book. The text boxes and class discussion
sections help summarize key issues, linking important sociological
concepts to the topics at hand. The eight chapters begin with an
introduction and then detail athletes' activities at different
stages in their development.
Social Inequality and Social Stratification in US Society uses a
historical and conceptual framework to explain social
stratification and social inequality. The historical scope gives
context to each issue discussed and allows the reader to understand
how each topic has evolved over the course of American history. The
author uses qualitative data to help explain socioeconomic issues
and connect related topics. Each chapter examines major concepts,
so readers can see how an individual's success in stratified
settings often relies heavily on their access to valued
resources-types of capital which involve finances, schooling,
social networking, and cultural competence. Analyzing the impact of
capital types throughout the text helps map out the prospects for
individuals, families, and also classes to maintain or alter their
position in social-stratification systems.
Social Inequality and Social Stratification in US Society uses a
historical and conceptual framework to explain social
stratification and social inequality. The historical scope gives
context to each issue discussed and allows the reader to understand
how each topic has evolved over the course of American history. The
author uses qualitative data to help explain socioeconomic issues
and connect related topics. Each chapter examines major concepts,
so readers can see how an individual's success in stratified
settings often relies heavily on their access to valued
resources-types of capital which involve finances, schooling,
social networking, and cultural competence. Analyzing the impact of
capital types throughout the text helps map out the prospects for
individuals, families, and also classes to maintain or alter their
position in social-stratification systems.
Thousands of children across the United States dream of becoming
professional athletes, yet less than one in a thousand high school
seniors will go on to play in a major pro league. Of those select
few, many will find that after a childhood of full-time commitment
to their sport, their professional careers will likely be brief and
injury-ridden. Within each of the top professional leagues in the
U.S., the competition is fierce to not only get into the league,
but to stay there-the average career in the National Basketball
Association lasts less than five years, and in the National
Football League only three and a half. The Anatomy of Competition
in Sports: The Struggle for Success in Major US Professional
Leagues examines the role competition plays in each of the major
sports leagues in the United States: Major League Baseball (MLB),
the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball
Association (NBA), the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA), the National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Soccer
(MLS). In order to provide a comprehensive review of competition
within each sport, Christopher B. Doob scrutinizes the challenges
faced at the youth level, opposition encountered by individuals
competing to join a pro league, the obstacles pros must overcome
throughout their careers, and the history of each league.
Furthermore, Doob dissects competition across the sports by looking
at such common influences as family, school, colleges, the draft
process, coaches, and the playing conditions within the
professional leagues. An additional chapter examines so-called
"atypical pros"-such as disabled athletes, gay and lesbian players,
and two-sport pros-who must face competitive challenges beyond the
average athlete. A final chapter discusses life after the pros,
including the legacy of debilitating injuries many former players
face and the prospects of post-retirement jobs, such as coaching,
managing, and broadcasting. Highlighting the struggles many
athletes must face, The Anatomy of Competition in Sports features
vignettes about current and past professionals, including Mariano
Rivera, Earl Campbell, Candace Parker, and Sidney Crosby. Drawing
on diverse sources such as histories of each league, research
studies, newspaper accounts, and personal narratives, this book is
simultaneously thought-provoking and accessible for all sports
fans.
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