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Informationen zum Autor Mary Romero is Professor at Arizona State University and the 2004 recipient of the Lee Founders Award given by the Society for the Study of Social Problems. She is currently co-chair elect of LatCrit Inc. She is the author of Maid in the USA (1992) and her coedited books include Challenging Fronteras (1997), Women's Untold Stories (1999), and Latina and Latino Popular Culture (2002). Eric Margolis is Associate Professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Arizona State University. His recent publications include: AIDS Research/AIDS Policy: Competing Paradigms of Science and Public Policy , Researchin Social Policy, Volume 6 (1998), and The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education (2001). Klappentext The Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities is a first-rate collection of social science scholarship on inequalities, emphasizing race, ethnicity, class and gender sexuality, age, and nationality. The volume highlights themes that represent the scope and range of theoretical orientations, contemporary emphases, and emerging topics in the field of social inequalities. An international group of leading scholars gives special attention to debates in the field, developing trends and directions, and interdisciplinary influences in the study of social inequalities. They also identify likely new areas of research. An editorial introduction and suggestions for further reading round out the collection, making this a one-of-a-kind reference to the field. Zusammenfassung * Collects first-rate! original essays on inequalities. * Emphasises 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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). 8. Labor-market Inequality: Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class: Irene Browne (Emory University) and Joya Misra (University of Massachusetts-Amherst). 9. What Counts? Definition, Measurement, and Legitimacy in Studies of Homelessness: Malcolm Williams (University of Plymouth). Part III: Family, Community, and Education:. 10. Children and Inequality: Julia Wrigley and Joanna Dreby (both City University of New York). 11. Parenting and Inequality: Rachel Grob (Sarah Lawrence College) and Barbara Katz Rothman (City University of New York). 12. Migrant Networks: A Summary and Critique of Relational Approaches to International Migration: Steven J. Gold (Michigan State University). 13. Race, Education, and Inequality: Caroline Hodges Persell and Giselle F. Hendrie (both New York University). Part IV: Policy Responses to Inequalities:. 14. Beyond Dependency: Welfare States and the Configuration of Social ...
