Understanding social inequality /
Tim Butler and Paul Watt.
- London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2007.
- 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-210) and index.
Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 -- Modernity, Postmodernity and Globalization -- Chapter 3 -- The Collar Line and Urban Boundaries -- Chapter 4 -- The Aftermath of Affluence -- Chapter 5 -- New Spatial and Social Divisions of Labour -- Chapter 6 -- Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Welfare State -- Chapter 7 -- New Work and New Workers -- Chapter 8 -- Class Identity.
This title brings the study of social stratification and inequality into the 21st century. Starting with the widely agreed 'fact' that the world is becoming more unequal, it brings together sociological and geographical issues that show how place has become an important focus for understanding new trends in social inequality.