商品簡介
This updated Fifth Edition of Scott Sernau's acclaimed text provides a sociological framework for analyzing inequality within the United States in the context of global stratification/ a rapidly changing world economy. With insightful analysis, this text offers students an accessible introduction to stratification systems/ the structural/ personal realities of growing class divides. It explores the multiple dimensions/ intersections of inequalities of race/ ethnicity, gender/ sexuality,/ power/ lifestyle. Using lively writing/ examples drawn straight from today's headlines, Sernau explores each issue/ dimension of inequality as he analyzes the relationship between changing global power/ growing inequalities within countries. Throughout, a focus on social action/ community engagement encourages students to become involved, active learners in the classroom/ engaged citizens in their communities.
