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Title	Social inequality and social stratification in US society / Christopher B. Doob.
Author	Doob, Christopher Bates.
Published	Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson, [2013]
	©2013
Edition	1st ed.
Description	x, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 mc
Format	text; unmediated; volume
ISBN	9780205792412
	0205792413

Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The foundation of social stratification and social inequality -- The road to social inequality : a conceptual introduction -- In Marx's wake : theories of social stratification and social inequality -- Repeat performance : globalization through time and space -- Foundation for social inequality : concepts and structures -- Class, race, and gender -- Heading the hierarchy : upper class or superclass? -- The badly besieged middle class -- The ecology of class -- Working class : estranged from entitlement -- Working-class development -- Blue-collar workers? : challenges -- American poverty : the dream turned nightmare -- Racism : a persistent American presence -- Oppressive processes : sexism and intersectionality -- Addressing inequalities -- Astride with the best and the wisest -- Glossary -- Index.
Subjects (Topics)	Equality -- United States.
	Social stratification -- United States.
Bib utility control no.	755904584