Full Description
This text examines the structure of stratification in the United States, focusing on the way one's class location influences his or her life opportunities. Beeghley uses three themes to illustrate social stratification: How power influences the distribution of resources in the United States; how social structure influences rates of events; and how social psychological factors influence how individuals act on, and react to, the situations in which they find themselves.
Contents
1. Sociology and Stratification 2. Race/Ethnicity and Stratification 3. Gender and Stratification 4. Social Class and Stratification: Occupational Prestige and Class Identification 5. Social Class and Stratification: Mobility and Status Attainment 6. Political Participation and Power 7. The Rich 8. The Middle Class 9. The Working Class 10. The Poor 11. The United States in Global Context 12. Reflections on the Study of Social Stratification
