Cultural Processes of Inequality - A Sociological Perspective

Cultural Processes of Inequality: A Sociological Perspective show how systemic inequality is produced and reproduced through mundane, routine actions based on taken-for-granted assumptions. The book ties such cultural assumptions to personal and institutional behavior, drawing connections between individuals, culture (as meaning systems) and larger social structures.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Epigraphs Introduction; Chapter 1: Mattering: Inequality as Differential Valuation; Chapter 2: Power and Systemic Inequality; Chapter 3: The Benefit of the Doubt; Chapter 4: Moral Alchemy and False Equivalencies; Chapter 5: Assumptions, Expectations, and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies; Chapter 6: In/visibilities, Positive and Negative; Chapter 7: Problems and People; Chapter 8: Bringing the Processes Together; Chapter 9: Collusion; Chapter 10: Toward a Good-Faith Society; Appendix: Thinking Like a Sociologist; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Amanda Udis-Kessler is the author of Queer Inclusion in the United Methodist Church and a contributor to thirteen books on systemic inequality. A former sociology professor, she currently serves as the Director of Assessment and Program Review at Colorado College.

Product details

• Authors: Udis-Kessler Amanda
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9781839995453
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-545-3
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 312 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Social discrimination & inequality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice, privilege and discrimination