(Ebook) Social Inequalities in Comparative Perspective by Mary Waters ISBN 9780631226840, 9781405143127, 0631226842, 1405143126

(Ebook) Social Inequalities in Comparative Perspective by Mary Waters ISBN 9780631226840, 9781405143127, 0631226842, 1405143126

This unique collection of original essays brings a comparative perspective to issues of social inequality. First-rate sociologists from around the world have contributed to this exciting and rigorous volume, drawing upon their own research in the fields of race and ethnicity, class and inequality, and gender and sexuality. Contains original essays by first-rate scholars on issues of social inequalities around the worldFeatures research and examples from the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, France, Portugal, Finland, and JapanReviews research on issues of social inequalities from the fields of race, class, and genderReflects on methodological issues and the strengths of qualitative researchProvides students with an important overview of the development of social stratification studies