Understanding inequalities : stratification and difference /

"Bringing together the most recent empirical evidence and the latest theoretical debates, this fully revised new edition gets to grips with a broad range of inequalities in people's lives. Examining social class, gender, ethnicity, disability and migration status, it demonstrates how these...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Platt, Lucinda (Author)
Corporate Author: Class of 1924 Book Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, [2019]
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Part 1
  • Chapter 2: Class
  • Chapter 3: Gender
  • Chapter 4: Ethnicity
  • Chapter 5: International migration
  • Chapter 6: Disability
  • Part 2
  • Chapter 7: Age and the life course
  • Chapter 8: Education
  • Chapter 9: Income, wealth and poverty
  • Chapter 10: Health
  • Chapter 11: Neighbourhood and housing
  • Chapter 12: Conclusions: Inequality, Intersectionality and Diversity
  • Machine generated contents note: <ul style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> Chapter 1: Introduction Part 1 Chapter 2: Class Chapter 3: Gender Chapter 4: Ethnicity Chapter 5: International migration Chapter 6: Disability Part 2 Chapter 7: Youth and age Chapter 8: Education Chapter 9: Income, wealth and poverty Chapter 10: Health Chapter 11: Housing and geography Chapter 12: Conclusions: Inequality, Intersectionality and Diversity