Understanding social inequality / Tim Butler and Paul Watt.

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Watt, Paul

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2007.Description: ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0761963693
0761963707

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305 BUT

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Contents:

Chapter 1 --Introduction Chapter 2 --Modernity, Postmodernity and Globalization Chapter 3 --The Collar Line and Urban Boundaries Chapter 4 --The Aftermath of Affluence Chapter 5 --New Spatial and Social Divisions of Labour Chapter 6 --Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Welfare State Chapter 7 --New Work and New Workers Chapter 8 --Class Identity.

Summary: This title brings the study of social stratification and inequality into the 21st century. Starting with the widely agreed 'fact' that the world is becoming more unequal, it brings together sociological and geographical issues that show how place has become an important focus for understanding new trends in social inequality.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	305 BUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		37759

Chapter 1 --Introduction
Chapter 2 --Modernity, Postmodernity and Globalization
Chapter 3 --The Collar Line and Urban Boundaries
Chapter 4 --The Aftermath of Affluence
Chapter 5 --New Spatial and Social Divisions of Labour
Chapter 6 --Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Welfare State
Chapter 7 --New Work and New Workers
Chapter 8 --Class Identity.

This title brings the study of social stratification and inequality into the 21st century. Starting with the widely agreed 'fact' that the world is becoming more unequal, it brings together sociological and geographical issues that show how place has become an important focus for understanding new trends in social inequality.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-210) and index.

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