Description
Book SynopsisThe gap between rich and poor, included and excluded, advantaged and disadvantaged is steadily growing as inequality becomes one of the most pressing issues of our times. The new edition of this popular text explores current patterns of inequality in the context of increasing globalization, world recession and neoliberal policies of austerity.
Trade Review"Bradley successfully combines political critique and trenchant scholarship in this up-to-the minute revision of her now classic text. Her focus is firmly on increasing inequality and polarization, in all their dimensions, in the context of globalization and the entrenchment of austerity and individualism. Her arguments are accessible, engaging and convincing. The book makes an important contribution to the resurgence of class analysis, and will be widely read."
Miriam Glucksmann, University of Essex
"Harriet Bradley’s new edition of
Fractured Identities synthesises the changes consequent upon globalisation, the War on Terror, and changing demographics since the first edition with her clear and coherent account of the classic sociological work. Any student using the book will be extremely fortunate: it is innovative, current, and classic."
Sara Delamont, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction to Second edition
1 Introductory: Inequality and Identity
2 Inequality, Fragmentation and Identity
3 Capitalism, Modernity and Global Change
4 The Death and Rebirth of Class
5 Gender: Rethinking Patriarchy
6 �Race� and Ethnicity: �Travelling in the West�
7 Age: Generations and Gaps
8 Emergent Identities and Inequalities: Disability, Sexual Orientation and Religious Affiliation
9 Conclusion: Fractured Identities: Processes of Fragmentation and Polarization in Globalizing Capitalist Societies
Bibliography and Sources
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