Rigging the game : how inequality is reproduced in everyday life
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Rigging the game : how inequality is reproduced in everyday life
Oxford University Press, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Rigging the Game-a brief, accessible introduction to the study of inequality in American society-Michael Schwalbe investigates how inequality is both created and reproduced. Guided by the questions How did the situation get this way? and How does it stay this way?, Schwalbe tracks inequality from its roots to its regulation. In the final chapter, "Escaping the Inequality Trap," he also shows how inequality can be overcome. Throughout,
Schwalbe's engaging writing style draws students into the material, providing instructors with a solid foundation for discussing this challenging and provocative subject.
With its lively combination of incisive analysis and compelling fictional narratives, Rigging the Game is an innovative teaching tool-not only for courses on stratification, but also for social problems courses, introductory sociology courses, and any course that takes a close look at how the inequalities of race, class, and gender are perpetuated.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Thinking Sociologically About Inequality
- Chapter One: The Roots of Inequality
- Chapter Two: Rigging the Game
- Chapter Three: The Valley of the Nine Families (a story)
- Chapter Four: Arresting the Imagination
- Chapter Five: Smoke Screen (a story)
- Chapter Six: Regulating the Action
- Chapter Seven: Interview with Rania O (an account)
- Chapter Eight: Escaping the Inequality Trap
- Acknowledgements
- Name Index
- Subject Index
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