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Sociology (General)
Social Inequality

Sociology: a Very Short Introduction by Steve Bruce
ISBN: 9780198822967
Publication Date: 2018-11-27
Drawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, education, work in bureaucracies and changes in religious and political organizations, this Very Short Introduction explores the tension between the individual's place in society and society's role in shaping the individual, and demonstrates the value of sociology for understanding the modern world.
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology by George Ritzer (Editor); Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy (Editor)
ISBN: 9781119429319
Publication Date: 2019-12-16
A collection of contributions from globally-recognized scholars and experts explore the theoretical and methodological foundations of sociology, new and established debates, and the most current research in the field. Broad in scope, this book covers a multitude of topics ranging from crime, urbanization, sexuality, and education to new questions surrounding big data, authoritarian capitalism, and the rise of nationalism. This comprehensive volume offers an engaging and accessible guide to the field of sociology, revised and updated for the second edition.

Mirrored Spaces: Social Inequality in the Digital Age by Jörg Scheffer
ISBN: 9783658427924
Publication Date: 2023-11-26
This book critically examines discussions on digitalization and individual opportunities for socio-economic advancement. Contrary to the prevailing narratives of "digital empowerment" and opportunities for every individual, this book argues that digitalization massively curtails social advancement opportunities, consolidating existing social relations.
Racism: a Very Short Introduction by Ali Rattansi
ISBN: 9780198834793
Publication Date: 2020-06-01
This Very Short Introduction explores the history of racial ideas and a wide range of racisms - biological, cultural, color-blind, and structural - and illuminates issues that have been the subject of recent debates.
The Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism by Maria Berghs (Editor); Tsitsi Chaitaka (Editor); Yayha El-Lahib (Editor); Andrew Dube (Editor)
ISBN: 9780815349303
Publication Date: 2019-11-14
This comprehensive handbook emphasizes the importance of everyday disability activism and how activists across the world bring together a wide range of activism tactics and strategies. It also challenges the activist movements, transnational and emancipatory politics, as well as providing future directions for disability activism.
Feminism: a Very Short Introduction by Margaret Walters
ISBN: 9780192805102
Publication Date: 2006-01-12
This is a historical account of feminism that looks at the roots of feminism, voting rights, and the liberation of the sixties, and analyzes the current situation of women across the world. The author examines the difficulties and inequities that women still face, more than forty years after the "new wave" of 1960s feminism--difficulties, particularly, in combining domesticity, motherhood and work outside the home.

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