Social Inequality in a Global Age 5th Edition By Scott R. Sernau
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The 5th Edition of Social Inequality in a Global Age by Scott R. Sernau provides a thorough sociological framework for understanding stratification, focusing on how domestic disparities within the United States intersect with the global economy. [1]
The textbook is divided into three core sections spanning the following major topics and structural concepts:
Part I: Roots of Inequality
This foundational section explores the historical, theoretical, and international origins of social stratification.
  • The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender: The intersectionality of identity markers and how they collectively create systems of privilege and oppression. [1]
  • The Great Debate: An overview of classical and contemporary sociological theories on stratification, analyzing the clash between functionalist and conflict perspectives. [1]
  • The Global Divide: Inequalities across different societies, examining globalization, immigration patterns, international markets, and the deepening "double divide" between wealthy and developing nations.
Part II: Dimensions of Inequality
This section breaks down the specific categories and institutionalized forms of social division.
  • Class Privilege: The structural realities of wealth accumulation, property ownership, occupational stratification, income gaps, and the expanding class divide.
  • Racial and Ethnic Inequality: The structural and cultural factors of racial disparities, including internal colonialism, ethnic solidarity, and the "color of justice" within legal systems.
  • Gender and Sexual Inequality: The transition from traditional roles to modern barriers, examining the corporate "glass ceiling" alongside evolving concepts of sexuality and identity.
  • Status Prestige: The social and cultural capital (such as lifestyle, consumption, and prestige) that reinforces social standing. [1, 2]
  • Power and Politics: Political inequality and the unequal distribution of power, highlighting how the elite influence governance and systemic policy. [1, 2]
Part III: Challenges of Inequality
The final section addresses the lived consequences of stratification and the mechanisms used to challenge unequal systems. [1]
  • Education and Mobility: The role of school systems in both enabling upward social mobility and reproducing existing class structures.
  • Poverty and Place: The geographic concentration of hardship, detailing urban and rural "abandoned spaces" that trap communities in poverty cycles.
  • Poverty and Policy: An assessment of domestic and global welfare policies, evaluating market-driven solutions and the "race to the bottom".
  • Social Movements in a Global Age: A look at collective social action and how globalized networks empower citizens to challenge institutionalized inequalities. [1, 2, 3]

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Challenges of Inequality Class Privilege: The structural realities of wealth accumulation deepening "double divide" between wealthy and developing nation Dimensions of Inequality Education and Mobility: The role of school systems Gender and Sexual Inequality Poverty and Place: The geographic concentration of hardship Poverty and Policy: An assessment of domestic and global welfare policies Power and Politics: Political inequality and the unequal distribution of power Racial and Ethnic Inequality Roots of Inequality Social Movements in a Global Age: A look at collective social action Status Prestige: The social and cultural capital The Global Divide: Inequalities across different societies The Gordian Knot of Race Class and Gender The Great Debate: An overview of classical and contemporary sociological theories
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