Revised, restructured and updated to reflect the latest data and debates, this new edition of the widely used, classic textbook offers students an accessible account of the major social divisions that structure social life. Written by internationally known sociologists and experts, the book: O addresses a wide range of social divisions and inequalities in novel ways, with added chapters on education and age; O provides a framework for understanding contemporary social inequalities and diversities, and how they interrelate; O lends itself to teaching in a range of contexts with the potential to dip into particular chapters for different modules, or to use the book in a more extensive way for one particular module; O features signposting through the material, as well as key points, discussion questions and selected further readings for each chapter. This clearly written volume presents a structured and critical guide to a core field that cuts across disciplines. It is an invaluable introduction and source book for students taking social inequalities and diversity modules in sociology, social policy, social work, education and health studies.
Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 ~ The Persistence of Social Divisions Defining and Explaining 'Social Divisions' ~ Geoff Payne Class and Stratification ~ Eric Harrison and John Scott Gender ~ Pamela Abbott Race ~ John Solomos Part 2 ~ Social Structures and Inequalities Education ~ Diane Reay Work ~ Tim Strangleman Poverty ~ Lucinda Platt Elites ~ Daniel Smith Global Social Divisions ~ Robert Holton Part 3 ~ Social Divisions and the Body Sexuality ~ Sue Scott and Stevi Jackson Age ~ Stephen Hunt and Liz Frost Disability ~ Ruth Garbutt and David Saltiel Health ~ Clare Bambra and Geoff Payne Part 4 ~ Inclusion, Exclusion and Inequality Social Identites ~ Steph Lawler National Identity ~ David McCrone Religion ~ Michael Rosie Community ~ Graham Crow and Catherine Maclean Social Divisions as a Sociological Perspective ~ Geoff Payne
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