NCJ Number
19645
Editor(s)
L RAINWATER
Date Published
1974
Length
464 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF FORTY-TWO ARTICLES DESIGNED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON SUCH ISSUES AS CLASS, STATUS, AND POWER.
Abstract
SEVERAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO ISSUES OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY ARE DEVELOPED IN THE BEGINNING SECTION OF THIS WORK THE INEQUALITIES OF PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIP TO ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ARE THEN CONSIDERED. INCLUDED IN THIS AREA OF CONCERN ARE ARTICLES ON SUCH SUBJECTS AS POVERTY, WELFARE, INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION, HOUSING AND HEALTH INEQUALITY, TAXES AND FAMILY PLANNING. STATUS INEQUALITIES IN RELATION TO RACIAL MEMBERSHIP, ETHNIC GROUPS, AND SEX ARE ALSO EXPLORED. VOTING, COMMUNITY ACTION, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, AND AMERICAN MILITARY POLICY ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL. FINALLY, ARTICLES DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL STRATIFICATION AND INEQUALITIES, AND QUESTIONS OF EFFICIENCY, CHOICE, AND THE CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED.