Rethinking Social Inequality

Author : David Robbins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Equality
ISBN : OCLC:1409453614

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Rethinking Social Inequality by David Robbins Pdf

Author : Barry Eidlin,Michael A. McCarthy
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839820205

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Rethinking Class and Social Difference by Barry Eidlin,Michael A. McCarthy Pdf

This volume draws together scholars rethinking social scientific and theoretical approaches to a wide range of forms of social difference and inequality. These include race, nationalism, sexuality, professional classes, domestic employment, digital communication, and uneven economic development

Author : David Robbins,Lesley Caldwell,Graham Day,Karen Jones,Hilary Rose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351105071

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Rethinking Social Inequality by David Robbins,Lesley Caldwell,Graham Day,Karen Jones,Hilary Rose Pdf

Originally published in 1982, Rethinking Social Inequality is a collection of essays looking at the breadth of contemporary work in social inequality. The book focuses on inequality as a central project of sociological enquiry, and is unified by the overarching rejection of a distributional notion of inequality, in the place of a relational one. The object of the study is not the deprived social group, but the unequal social relations, which is manifested in a variety of forms. The themes addressed in this collection indicate a shift in the areas of study concerned with social inequality, rejecting class-based inequality in with that of race, gender and age.

Author : Olivier Blanchard,Dani Rodrik
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262547253

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Combating Inequality by Olivier Blanchard,Dani Rodrik Pdf

Leading economists and policymakers consider what economic tools are most effective in reversing the rise in inequality. Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so. The contributors express widespread agreement that we need to aim policies at economic inequality itself; deregulation and economic stimulus will not do the job. No longer does anyone ask, in relation to expanded social programs, “Can we pay for it?” And most believe that US taxes will have to rise—although they debate whether the progressivity should focus on the revenue side or the expenditure side, through broad-based taxes like the VAT or through a wealth tax aimed at the very top of the income scale. They also consider the philosophical aspects of inequality—whether it is bad in itself or because of its consequences; the risks and benefits of more radical interventions to change the nature of production and trade; and future policy directions. Contributors Daron Acemoglu, Philippe Aghion, Danielle Allen, Ben Ansell, David Autor, Sheri Berman, Marianne Bertrand, Olivier Blanchard, Lucas Chancel, William Darity Jr., Peter Diamond, Christian Dustmann, David T. Ellwood, Richard Freeman, Caroline Freund, Jason Furman, Hilary Hoynes, Lawrence F. Katz, Wojciech Kopczuk, N. Gregory Mankiw, Nolan McCarty, Dani Rodrik, Jesse Rothstein, Emmanuel Saez, T. M. Scanlon, Heidi Shierholz, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Stefanie Stantcheva, Michael Stynes, Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Philippe Van Parijs, Gabriel Zucman

Author : Gail Lewis,Sharon Gewirtz,John Clarke
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761967559

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Rethinking Social Policy by Gail Lewis,Sharon Gewirtz,John Clarke Pdf

Rethinking Social Policy is a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the complex mixture of problems and possibilities within the study of social policy. Contributors at the cutting edge of social policy analysis reflect upon the implications of new social and theoretical movements for welfare and the study of social policy. Topics covered include: criminology and crime control; race, class and gender; poverty and sexuality; the body and the emotions; violence; work and welfare in Europe. Examples are drawn from a variety of welfare sectors such as: social services and community care, health, education, employment, and criminal justice. This is a course reader for The Open University course (D860) R

Author : Patricia O’Campo,James R. Dunn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400721388

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Rethinking Social Epidemiology by Patricia O’Campo,James R. Dunn Pdf

To date, much of the empirical work in social epidemiology has demonstrated the existence of health inequalities along a number of axes of social differentiation. However, this research, in isolation, will not inform effective solutions to health inequalities. Rethinking Social Epidemiology provides an expanded vision of social epidemiology as a science of change, one that seeks to better address key questions related to both the causes of social inequalities in health (problem-focused research) as well as the implementation of interventions to alleviate conditions of marginalization and poverty (solution-focused research). This book is ideally suited for emerging and practicing social epidemiologists as well as graduate students and health professionals in related disciplines.

Author : Jérôme Rousseau
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780773560185

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Rethinking Social Evolution by Jérôme Rousseau Pdf

A wide-ranging exploration of how language and increased cognitive abilities constitute the motor of social evolution.

Author : Simon Winlow,Steve Hall
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781446296028

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Rethinking Social Exclusion by Simon Winlow,Steve Hall Pdf

‘…classic Winlow and Hall – bleak, brilliant and unmatched in the art of rethinking crucial social issues. Enlightening, and rather scary.’ - Professor Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London ‘This superb book inhabits a unique theoretical space and demonstrates Winlow and Hall at their brilliant best as theorists of contemporary social exclusion.’ - Professor John Armitage, University of Southampton ‘…making exemplary use of critical theory, this book represents a powerful, rallying response to Benjamin's notion that "It is only for the sake of those without a hope that hope is given to us"’. - Dr Paul A. Taylor, author of Zizek and the Media ‘… an intellectual tour de force. Winlow and Hall, outriders of a radically different political economy for our era, have done it again. Their latest book is the critical criminology book of the decade, and the best account of capitalism since the 2008 crash… A devastating critical analysis of the effects of neo-liberalism.’ - Professor Steve Redhead, Charles Sturt University 'I had long regarded "social exclusion" to be another zombie-concept that retained no analytic or political purchase whatsoever. This book has changed my mind.' - Professor Roger Burrows, Goldsmiths, University of London In their quest to rethink the study of ‘social exclusion’, Winlow and Hall offer a startling analysis of social disintegration and the retreat into subjectivity. They claim that the reality of social exclusion is not simply displayed in ghettos and sink estates. It can also be discerned in exclusive gated housing developments, in the non-places of the shopping mall, in the deadening reality of low-level service work – and in the depressing uniformity of our political parties. Simon Winlow is Professor of Criminology at the Social Futures Institute, Teesside University. Steve Hall is Professor of Criminology at the Social Futures Institute, Teesside University.

Author : Bankston III, Carl L.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800379794

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Rethinking Social Capital by Bankston III, Carl L. Pdf

Innovation for Entrepreneurs presents a powerful but easy to apply toolkit for innovation, based on Professors Meyer and Lee’s decades of experience as company founders and innovators for corporations around the globe. This textbook includes guidance in developing new product and service ideas with genuine impact, building teams around these ideas, understanding customers’ needs, translating these needs into compelling product and service designs, and creating initial prototypes. It also helps students learn how to scope and size target markets and position an innovation successfully relative to competitors. These methods are fundamental for any new, impactful venture.

Author : D. Curran
Publisher : Springer
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137495570

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Risk, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century by D. Curran Pdf

Risk, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century provides a groundbreaking new analysis of the increasingly important relationship between risk and widening inequalities. The massive, and often unequal, impacts of contemporary risks are recognized widely in popular discussions – be it the fall-out from the 2008 financial crisis or Hurricane Katrina – yet there is a distinct neglect in social science of the overall systemic impacts of these risks for increasing inequalities. This book moves beyond this lacuna to identify novel intersections of risk and inequalities. It shows how key processes associated with risk society – the social production and distribution of risks as side-effects – are intensifying inequalities in fundamental ways. In articulating how risk is intensifying both the social sources of suffering of the least advantaged and the power of the most advantaged, this book realizes a significant rethinking of risk, power, and inequalities in contemporary society.

Author : Roger Sibeon
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761950699

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Rethinking Social Theory by Roger Sibeon Pdf

Identifies and explores unresolved controversies and ambiguities in present day sociological theorizing.

Author : Radhika Balakrishnan,James Heintz,Diane Elson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317572114

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Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice by Radhika Balakrishnan,James Heintz,Diane Elson Pdf

The dominant approach to economic policy has so far failed to adequately address the pressing challenges the world faces today: extreme poverty, widespread joblessness and precarious employment, burgeoning inequality, and large-scale environmental threats. This message was brought home forcibly by the 2008 global economic crisis. Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice shows how human rights have the potential to transform economic thinking and policy-making with far-reaching consequences for social justice. The authors make the case for a new normative and analytical framework, based on a broader range of objectives which have the potential to increase the substantive freedoms and choices people enjoy in the course of their lives and not on not upon narrow goals such as the growth of gross domestic product. The book covers a range of issues including inequality, fiscal and monetary policy, international development assistance, financial markets, globalization, and economic instability. This new approach allows for a complex interaction between individual rights, collective rights and collective action, as well as encompassing a legal framework which offers formal mechanisms through which unjust policy can be protested. This highly original and accessible book will be essential reading for human rights advocates, economists, policy-makers and those working on questions of social justice.

Author : Gai Harrison,Rose Melville
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137070777

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Rethinking Social Work in a Global World by Gai Harrison,Rose Melville Pdf

This text offers a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of globalisation, their impact on social work and the resulting challenges in practice. The authors draw on post-colonialism to consider the global issues facing social work, such as mass migration, and the ways in which social workers can respond to such difficulties.

Author : Richard Gillespie,William E. Paterson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135236182

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Rethinking Social Democracy in Western Europe by Richard Gillespie,William E. Paterson Pdf

First published in 1993. This title is the product of a conference designed to throw light on some central questions about the phase of programmatic renewal from the 1950s to the then-present-day. The evidence presented in this volume pursues to demonstrate the existence of a European 'wave' of social democratic programmatic renewal effort during the 1980s, the sweep of which, the author argues, being broader than the previous renewal wave in the 1950s.

Author : William G. Tierney
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421417684

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Rethinking Education and Poverty by William G. Tierney Pdf

How can new ways of thinking about education improve the lives of poor students? In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G. Tierney brings together scholars from around the world to examine the complex relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first century. International in scope, this book assembles the best contemporary thinking about how education can mediate class and improve the lives of marginalized individuals. In remarkably nuanced ways, this volume examines education's role as both a possible factor in perpetuating—and a tool for alleviating—entrenched poverty. Education has long been seen as a way out of poverty. Some critics, however, argue that educational systems mask inequality and perpetuate cycles of poverty and wealth; others believe that the innate resilience or intellectual ability of impoverished students is what allows those individuals to succeed. Rethinking Education and Poverty grapples in turn with the ramifications of each possibility. Throughout these compelling, far-reaching, and provocative essays, the contributors seek to better understand how local efforts to reduce poverty through education interact—or fail to interact—with international assessment efforts. They take a broad historical view, examining social, economic, and educational polices from the postWorld War II period to the end of the Cold War and beyond. Although there is no simple solution to inequality, this book makes clear that education offers numerous exciting possibilities for progress.