TY - BOOK AU - Kerbo,Harold R. TI - Social stratification and inequality: class conflict in historical, comparative, and global perspective SN - 9780073380070 (pbk.) U1 - 305.50973 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Social classes KW - United States KW - Social conflict KW - Equality KW - Social mobility N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1: Perspectives and Concepts in the Study of Social Stratification. 2. Dimensions of Inequality in the United States. 3: Social Stratification in Human Societies: The History of Inequality. 4: Social Stratification Theory: Early Statements. 5: Modern Theories of Social Stratification. 6: The Upper Class. 7: The Corporate Class. 8: The Middle and Working Classes. 9: Poverty and the Political Economy of Welfare. 10: Gender Stratification and Inequalities:The Persistence of Ascription. 11. Inequalities of race and ethnicity: the persistence of ascription. 12. Social mobility: class ascription and achievement. 14. The world stratification system: dominance and competition among care nations. 15. Social stratification in Japan. 16. Social stratification in Germany. 17. World stratification and globalization: the poor of this earth ER -