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Table of Contents:
1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents   Chapter 1: The Road to Social Inequality: A Conceptual Introduction Chapter 2: In Marx's Wake: Theories of Social Stratification and Social Inequality Chapter 3: Repeat Performance: Globalization Through Time and Space Chapter 4: Foundation for Social Inequality: Concepts and Structures Chapter 5: Heading the Hierarchy: Upper Class or Superclass? Chapter 6: The Badly Besieged Middle Class Chapter 7: Working Class: Estranged from Entitlement Chapter 8: American Poverty: The Dream Turned Nightmare Chapter 9: Racism: A Persistent American Presence Chapter 10: Women's Oppression: Sexism and Intersectionality Chapter 11: Astride with the Best and the Wisest   2) Full Table of Contents   Part 1: The Foundation of Social Stratification and Social Inequality   Chapter 1: The Road to Social Inequality: A Conceptual Introduction The Rise of the Global Economy The Conceptual Skeleton: Social Reproduction and the Impact of Capital Types Forms of Capital Social Reproduction and Schooling Conclusion   Chapter 2: In Marx's Wake: Theories of Social Stratification and Social Inequality The Davis-Moore Theory of Social Stratification Marxist Theory of Capitalism and Social Stratification The Economic Structure of Marxist Theory Marx's Capitalist Class System Marx on Revolution and Its Aftermath Commentary The Marxist Impact Illustrated: Three Social-Stratification Theories Weber's Theory of Class, Status, and Party Wright's Perspective on Class Perrucci and Wysong's Theory of Class The Power-Elite Theories Mills's Power-Elite Perspective Domhoff's Theory of the Upper-Class-Centered Corporate Community Dye's Theory of the Institutional Elite Conclusion   Chapter 3: Repeat Performance: Globalization Through Time and Space The Rise and Fall of World Systems Conditions in the Development of World Systems Social Stratification and Social Inequality in the Global Setting The Global Spectrum: From the Very Rich to the Very Poor Three Semiperipheral Locations Unions against Sweatshops Squatter Communities: A Global Surge Conclusion   Chapter 4: Foundation for Social Inequality: Concepts and Structures On Your Own: Class, Ideology, and Social Mobility Class in the United States The American Ideology Fixation on Social Mobility: Where Is the American Dream? The Invisible Empire and Its Calculus of Control The Elite Policy-Making Process The Burgeoning Business of Lobbying Campaign Giving The Power of the Press Public Policy Conclusion   Part 2: Class, Race, and Gender   Chapter 5: Heading the Hierarchy: Upper Class or Superclass? Getting Rich: From the High Seas to Hi Tech The Early Years From the Robber Baron Era to 1970 The Globalization Phase The Old Rich versus the New Rich Born to the Upper Class Wealthy Families Schooling for the Rich Elite Social Clubs Managing Upper-Class Wealth and Income The American Corporate Leadership The Superclass and the Power Elite Conclusion   Chapter 6: The Badly Besieged Middle Class The Emergence of the Middle Class Industry's Impact on the Middle Class The Two Middle Classes Income and Jobs Families and Education The Ecology of Class Establishment of the Middle-Class Life Childhood Schooling Networking: It's Who You Know The Lean, Mean Middle-Class Work Machine Middle-Class Workforce Changes Involving Downsizing, Outsourcing, and Temp Work The Middle-Class Struggle with Reemployment The Middle Class's Slippery Slope for Making Ends Meet Conclusion   Chapter 7: Working Class: Estranged from Entitlement Working-Class History The Union Response An Overview of the Working Class Working-Class Development Childrearing Schooling  Community Ties Working-Class Employment: Can the Dream Survive? Working-Class Jobs Today Blue-Collar Workers' Challenges Conclusion   Chapter 8: American Poverty: The Dream Turned Nightmare The American Poor through the Centuries Governmental Efforts to Reduce Poverty Who Is Poor? The Pain of Family Poverty Poor Children's Childcare and Schooling Childcare in Poverty Areas Poor Children's Education Low-Income Communities and Their Social Capital Poor People's Work The Prospects of Low-Income Employment Battling on Up? The Welfare Reform Era Running the TANF Gauntlet Evaluation of Welfare Reform Conclusion   Chapter 9: Racism: A Persistent American Presence Passage to Racism Who's White and Who's Not Modern Racial Isolation and Oppression The Varied Impact of Race on Families The Influence of Race on Peer and Friendship Patterns Minorities' Frequent Preference for Racially Homogenous Peers Race, Schooling, and Academic Success Direct Effects Impact of Stereotype Threat Collision of Mass Media and Race Racial Minorities' Participation Work and Racial Inequality: Contributing Factors Disadvantaged Context: Minority-Group Members' Unrelenting Battle against Poverty Stereotype Fallout and the Employment Process Conclusion   Chapter 10: Women's Oppression: Sexism and Intersectionality A History of Second-Class Citizenry The Persistence of Sexism The Family Impact The Influence of Peers Schools and the Gendered Hidden Curriculum The Representation of Females in the Mass Media Women in the Modem Work World Sexism and Intersectionality: Prospects for a Double Negative Intersectionality: Black and Hispanic Women Intersectionality: Lesbians' Challenge for Equality Intersectionality: Poor Immigrant Women Intersectionality: Black Students in Special Education Programs Conclusion   Part 3: Addressing Inequalities   Chapter 11: Astride with the Best and the Wisest Contemplating Strategies for Change Critical Arenas The Schooling Revolution The Revitalization of the Economy Another Way Conclusion