Inequality: Social Class and Its Consequences
- ISBN-10
- 1317257588
- ISBN-13
- 9781317257585
- Series
- Inequality
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-12-03
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- D. Stanley Eitzen, Janis E Johnston
Description
This book offers an up-to-date portrait of the realities of social class and its consequences in the United States today, focusing on the increasing inequality gap; the shrinking middle class; the myth and realities of social mobility; the consequences of class for work, health care, education, the justice system, war, and the environment; and progressive solutions for reducing inequality and improving human life.
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