{"product_id":"fractured-identities-changing-patterns-of-inequality-hardback-9780745644073","title":"Fractured Identities; Changing Patterns of Inequality (Hardback) 9780745644073","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFractured Identities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChanging Patterns of Inequality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarriet Bradley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745644073, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.624 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Bradley successfully combines political critique and trenchant scholarship in this up-to-the minute revision of her now classic text. Her focus is firmly on increasing inequality and polarization, in all their dimensions, in the context of globalization and the entrenchment of austerity and individualism. Her arguments are accessible, engaging and convincing. The book makes an important contribution to the resurgence of class analysis, and will be widely read.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiriam Glucksmann, University of Essex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Harriet Bradley’s new edition of \u003ci\u003eFractured Identities\u003c\/i\u003e synthesises the changes consequent upon globalisation, the War on Terror, and changing demographics since the first edition with her clear and coherent account of the classic sociological work.  Any student using the book will be extremely fortunate:  it is innovative, current, and classic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Delamont, Cardiff University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe gap between rich and poor, included and excluded, advantaged and disadvantaged is steadily growing as inequality becomes one of the most pressing issues of our times. The new edition of this popular text explores current patterns of inequality in the context of increasing globalization, world recession and neoliberal policies of austerity. Within a framework of intersectionality, Bradley discusses various theories and concepts for understanding inequalities of class, gender, ethnicity and age, while an entirely new chapter touches on the social divisions arising from disabilities, non-heterosexual orientations and religious affiliation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBradley argues that processes of fracturing, which complicate the way we as individuals identify and locate ourselves in relation to the rest of society, exist alongside a tendency to social polarization: at one end of the social hierarchy are the super-rich; at the other end, long-term unemployment and job insecurity are the fate of many, especially the young. In the reordering of the social hierarchy, members of certain ethnic minority groups, disabled people and particular segments of the working class suffer disproportionately, while prevailing economic conditions threaten to offset the gains made by women in past decades. \u003ci\u003eFractured Identities\u003c\/i\u003e shows how only by understanding and challenging these developments can we hope to build a fairer and more socially inclusive society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to Second edition\u003cbr\u003e1 Introductory: Inequality and Identity \u003cbr\u003e2 Inequality, Fragmentation and Identity\u003cbr\u003e3 Capitalism, Modernity and Global Change\u003cbr\u003e4 The Death and Rebirth of Class\u003cbr\u003e5 Gender: Rethinking Patriarchy\u003cbr\u003e6 �Race� and Ethnicity: �Travelling in the West�\u003cbr\u003e7 Age: Generations and Gaps\u003cbr\u003e8 Emergent Identities and Inequalities: Disability, Sexual Orientation and Religious Affiliation\u003cbr\u003e9 Conclusion: Fractured Identities: Processes of Fragmentation and Polarization in Globalizing Capitalist Societies\u003cbr\u003eBibliography and Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407311270168,"sku":"9780745644073","price":51.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745644073.jpg?v=1784160829","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fractured-identities-changing-patterns-of-inequality-hardback-9780745644073","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}