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100			_aDuberman, Lucile
245		0	_aSocial inequality: class and caste in America
260			_aPhiladelphia
260			_bJ.B.Lippincott
260			_c1976
300			_a314p.
520			_aBoth the methodology and the conceptualization prevalent in the study of social stratification leave much to be desired. Many issues are considered "dead" which should be exhumed; many other issues are still alive" which should be decently buried. In addi- tion, while there is a profusion of books of "readings," there is a paucity of interpretive studies and unquestionably a lack of textbooks. This book is addressed primarily to undergraduate students in sociology, although it is certainly suitable for graduate students, and there is no reason why the general reader should not find it interesting and enlightening. Although most sociological terms are defined, a basic acquaintance with sociology is assumed. No author can claim to be free of bias, and no such claim is made here. However, an attempt has been made to be dispassion- ate and detached, although perhaps not always successfully. The subject of social stratification in American society is so emo- tionally "loaded" that it is difficult to remain objective. Social Inequality has a number of multi-faceted goals. One is to acquaint the student with the field of social inequality by presenting past and present theoretical positions and empirical findings. Hopefully, this has been done in such a way that some synthesis has been achieved and some order created out of chaos. Furthermore, the book focuses on a relatively neglected area in the American stratification system-social caste. Most sociologists tend to ignore or to treat cavalierly the relationship between social ranking and race, age, sex, religion, and ethnicity.
650			_aSocial classes-United States
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