Structured inequality in the United States : critical discussions on the continuing significance of race, ethnicity, and gender / edited with commentary by Adalberto Aguirre, Jr, David V. Baker.
Publication Info.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2008]
Structured inequality in American society -- Inequality in American education -- Inequality in American criminal justice -- Inequality in the American family -- Inequality in the economic institution -- Inequality in the political institution -- Inequality in the health and medicine institution -- Inequality in communities of color.
Summary
This book focuses on the consequences of structured social inequality for racial and ethnic groups with United States society. It shows readers how oppression, due to race, ethnicity, or gender, still exists today and how it is relevant in everyday life. Examines the relationship between differential access to valued resources and the social position of racial and ethnic minorities today. Deals with inequality in Education, Criminal Justice, Health and Medicine, Family, Economics, and Politics. Ideal as a supplemental book for readers with an interest in racial and ethnic relations or stratification.