{"product_id":"understanding-inequalities-stratification-and-difference-hardback-9781509521258","title":"Understanding Inequalities; Stratification and Difference (Hardback) 9781509521258","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Inequalities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStratification and Difference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLucinda Platt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509521258, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.6 cm, 0.794 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\u003cp\u003e‘Platt’s brilliant razor-sharp forensic analysis not only reveals the shocking disparities between rich and poor but uniquely shows how social class and the inequalities of ethnicity, gender, migration and disability intersect and affect people’s intimate and lived lives.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeidi Mirza, Emeritus Professor, UCL Institute of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘With inequality now at the forefront of political debate, this outstanding book provides a clear, comprehensive and nuanced overview of what is known about the extent and nature of inequalities on key dimensions and the linkages across them.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Nolan, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together the most recent empirical evidence and the latest theoretical debates, this fully revised new edition gets to grips with a broad range of inequalities in people’s lives. Examining social class, gender, ethnicity, disability and migration status, it demonstrates how these play out in relation to education, health, poverty, neighbourhood and housing and how they cumulate across the life course. Richly illustrated with figures and concrete examples showing the distribution of life chances across social groups, the book demonstrates how people’s lives are structured by inequalities across multiple dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive topical chapters are framed by an exploration of the meaning and interpretation of inequalities and a discussion highlighting the important intersections between them. With new chapters on disability and international migration, this updated edition continues to provide a wide-ranging but detailed and theoretically sophisticated account of contemporary inequalities that will be invaluable to undergraduate and masters students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFigures, Tables and Boxes \u003cp\u003eFigures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoxes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The importance of inequality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 What do we mean by inequality?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Equality and inequality: concepts and definitions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Inequalities across groups\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Coverage and key themes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Concepts, definitions, measurement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) and the UK class distribution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Meritocracy and social mobility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Gender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Definitions, concepts and coverage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Women and labour market inequality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Gender and domestic work: women's double burden?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Explaining the gendered patterns of paid and unpaid work: socialization and preferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Inequalities between women\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Ethnicity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Ethnicity: definitions and measures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Ethnic groups in the UK: inequality and diversity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Explaining ethnic inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: International Migration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Defining migrants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Migrant diversity and inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Explaining migrant inequality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: Disability\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Defining disability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Disability and inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: Age and the Life Course\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Inequalities and the life course\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Educational attainment over time – and access to educational qualifications across different social origins\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The role of educational institutions and their relationship to family resources and dominant cultures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Contemporary educational inequalities: gender and ethnicity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: Income, Wealth and Poverty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Income inequality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Wealth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten: Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Drivers of inequalities in health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Health inequalities internationally and intra-nationally\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Inequalities in health across social groups\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven: Neighbourhood and Housing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Neighbourhood deprivation and neighbourhood effects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Twelve: Conclusions: Inequality, Intersectionality and Diversity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 A framework for understanding inequalities and stratification\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Key themes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Looking forward\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont 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