Gregg M Olsen

Power & Inequality

A Comparative Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book examines the nature and implications of social inequality in a new and illuminating way, by considering key measures of social inequality across six selected nations-three Anglo-American countries (the US, UK, and Canada), and three Nordic nations (Finland, Norway, and Sweden).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9780195444001
• ISBN-10: 0195444000
• Artikelnr.: 32730866

Autorenporträt

Gregg M. Olsen is professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba. He specializes in the study of social inequality and its political causes.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Part I. Considering Inequality: Conceptualization and Comparison
1: Understanding Inequality: A Comparative Introduction
2: Conceptualizing Equality: Four Ideals
Part II. Measuring Inequality: Non-Material and Material Indicators
3: Material Indicators: Poverty, Income, Wealth, and Social Mobility
4: Non-Material Indicators: Rights and Entitlements
Part III. Explaining Inequality: Theoretical Approaches
5: Legitimating Inequality: Sociobiological, Functionalist, and Culturalist Accounts
6: Challenging Inequality: Power and Conflict Account
References