Description
Book SynopsisIdentities and Inequalities emphasizes the merging of four key social identifiers-race (and ethnicity), class, gender, and sexuality - from the perspective of individuals embedded in particular cultural, institutional, and historical contexts. Taking an integrated approach to how the four key social identifiers work together or in opposition to form peoples'' social identities and experiences with inequality. This fourth edition has been updated to include the most current statistics, as well as updated examples, and intersections features.
Table of ContentsPART ONE: IDENTITIESCHAPTER 1: DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
CHAPTER 2: MANUFACTURING IDENTITIES: THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATING AND PORTRAYING IDENTITIES: RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA
CHAPTER 4: LEARNING IDENTITIES: FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIALIZATION
PART TWO: INEQUALITIESCHAPTER 5: INFLICTING INEQUALITIES: THE NATURE OF PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE
CHAPTER 6: INEQUALITIES IN ECONOMICS AND WORK
CHAPTER 7: INEQUALITIES IN LAW AND JUSTICE
CHAPTER 8: INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS
CHAPTER 9: THE FUTURES OF IDENTITIES AND INEQUALITIES
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