Great Divides: Readings in Social Inequality in the United States
Compiles 44 selections that illustrate the theories, concepts, and findings associated with social inequality in the US. With readings from Marx and Max Weber as well as many contemporary theorists and researchers, the book covers the full spectrum of problems facing the US today: social stratification, class formation and power, race and ethnic division, gendered politics and inequality, and the way all of these problems are transmitted through our educational institutions. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.