Deep Inequality - Understanding the New Normal and How to Challenge It

Deep Inequality looks behind statistics to understand not only wealth inequality but also rising disparities in other elements of life-from education to the media. The authors argue that inequality has become so pervasive that it is the new normal. This book explains the changing landscape of inequality to help readers see society in a new way.

List of contents

Chapter 1: When Worlds Collide: The New Normal Meets Structural Realities
Chapter 2: Income and Wealth Inequality: The New Class Structure
Chapter 3: The New Economy: National and Global Dimensions
Chapter 4: The New Workplace: Employers, Employment, Workers
Chapter 5: New Normal Politics: Money, Class, and Power
Chapter 6: New Normal Education: Public Schools and Colleges
Chapter 7: The Information and Culture Industries: Pacification and Resistance
Chapter 8: The Future of Inequality: Polarization, Gridlock, and Global Warming

About the author

By Earl Wysong and Robert Perrucci

Summary

Deep Inequality looks behind statistics to understand not only wealth inequality but also rising disparities in other elements of life—from education to the media. The authors argue that inequality has become so pervasive that it is the new normal. This book explains the changing landscape of inequality to help readers see society in a new way.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Perrucci, Perrucci Robert, Earl Wysong, Earl Perrucci Wysong, Wysong Earl
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2017
• EAN: 9781442266452
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6645-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political Economy, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies