Inequality in America - Race, Poverty, and Fulfilling Democracy''s Promise

List of contents

List of Illustrations,
List of Feature Boxes,
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Politics of Inequality
1. Representation and the Roots of Inequality
2. Income and Wealth
3. Housing
4. Education
5. Crime and Criminal Justice
6. Immigration and Employment
7.Health
8. Gender
9. Affirmative Action
Conclusion: The Space Between Power and Powerlessness
Notes
Index

About the author

Stephen M. Caliendo is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science at North Central College. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of multiple books, including The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity and Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns.

Summary

Inequality in America takes an in-depth look at race, class, and gender-based inequality across a wide range of issues from housing and education to crime, employment, and health.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Caliendo, Stephen M Caliendo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2021
• EAN: 9780367488338
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48833-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social classes, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Black & Asian Studies, Poverty and precarity