Understanding social inequality : modeling allocation processes
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Understanding social inequality : modeling allocation processes
(Sage library of social research, 188)
Sage Publications, c1991
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Note
Bibliography: p. 246-250
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Social inequality is a key facet driving sociological study, both from a research and ideological perspective. According to Blalock, however, sociological understanding of the processes leading to inequality are overly simplistic, in their demonstration of the rich and powerful allocating resources to perpetuate their dominance.
In Understanding Social Inequality, the author contends that the processes of allocating resources are far more intricate, involving a process of complex actions, reactions and feedback by all parties in the interaction. Blalock develops a theoretical model of these processes to illustrate how resources are allocated in society and how the accumulation of many individual decisions ultimately lead to social stratification.
Table of Contents
Why Study Allocation Processes?
Properties of Allocated Goods
General Factors Influencing Allocation Decisions
Allocator Decision Processes
Eligibility Pools
Decision Processes in Sequential Pools
Reactive Processes
Equity and Distributive Justice
Toward an Agenda for Research
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