The Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities is a first-rate collection of social science scholarship on inequalities, emphasizing race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, and nationality.
- Highlights themes that represent the scope and range of theoretical orientations, contemporary emphases, and emerging topics in the field of social inequalities.
- Gives special attention to debates in the field, developing trends and directions, and interdisciplinary influences in the study of social inequalities.
- Includes an editorial introduction and suggestions for further reading.
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part I: Conceptualizing Inequalities:.
1. Historical Perspectives on Inequality: Charles Tilly (Columbia University).
2. Social Exclusion: New Inequality Paradigm for the Era of Globalization?: Ronaldo Munck (University of Liverpool).
3. Unequal Nations: Race, Citizen, and the Politics of Recognition: Sallie Westwood (University of Manchester).
4. Intimate Citizenship in an Unjust World: Ken Plummer (University of Essex).
5. Domination, Resistance, and Subjectivity: Barry D. Adam (University of Windsor).
Part II: Epistemology, Method, and Inequality:.
6. Conceptualizing a Critical Race Theory in Sociology: Tara J. Yosso (University of California, Santa Barbara) and Daniel G. Solórzano (University of California, Los Angeles).
7. Environmental Racism: Inequality in a Toxic World: David Pellow (University of California, San Diego).l+