The 8th edition of Social Stratification and Inequality continues to provide a comprehensive; up-to-date exploration of the economic and social divisions in human societies. Extensive comparative information; as well as an overview of how social stratification has changed and evolved over time; gives readers a global perspective on class conflict. Praised for its thorough research and scholarship; Social Stratification and Inequality includes current statistics and the latest trends in the field.
#291973 in Books McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages 2011-01-25Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.10 x .90 x 6.30l; 1.70 #File Name: 007811165X624 pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great info; well organizedBy TimothyArcherFor all of those people interested in income and wealth inequality; this is a great source for facts and research to back up your arguments. When I visited the Occupy Houston protests a few years ago; for example; I found that this was the type of stuff everyone was talking about; yet few people had actual research to support their arguments. I highly recommend this book. I read it for a graduate-level sociology seminar. It gathers a great deal of important research on the topic of inequality and presents it in a very well-organized manner.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A Favorite Soc TextbookBy RisaI had to purchase this book for class and it's become one of my favorite textbooks thus far. Kerbo is clearly biased; however he does present different and conflicting theories; and criticisms of said theories; to every issue explored in the book - and there's a LOT packed in. I think he did a very good job of attempting to tackle so much and focus on areas with the most study done on them. He also makes it clear that more research needs to be done as we are far from finding all the answers.As for readability; there are a few chapters that are extremely dry - lots of numeral figures to illustrate his points. However; the entire book is extremely eye-opening and there are many useful graphs and charts to help present the data.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wrong Edition...Probably Still Good?By CustomerIt was in the suggested alternatives section when I searched for the 8th edition - didn't realize why it was so cheap until it arrived. The one I need is coming and I'm sure this is a great book for the price - too bad I paid double for a similar book (and thanks college and bookmakers for getting all of our money out of us each year!)
