The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality

by Dennis L. Gilbert

With the latest data on income, wealth, earnings, and residential segregation by income, The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality, Tenth Edition describes a consistent pattern of growing inequality in the United States since the early 1970s. Focusing on the socioeconomic core of the American class system, author Dennis L. Gilbert examines how changes in the economy, family life, globalization, and politics are contributing to increasing class inequality.
 

Genres: Sociology, Politics, Nonfiction

322 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Dennis L. Gilbert is a professor of Sociology whose primary research interests are Latin American and American class system.

Reviews

[Jenn]

Enlightening, comprehensive and dry. Glad to have read it and to have learned from it; thrilled it's over.

[junie]

Great introduction to class studies. Cara penyampainnya newbie friendly. Banyak hal yg bikin aku bilang, "Hm bener sih."

[Serena]

Too many statistics for someone who hasn't had statistics since High School. Otherwise it was very interesting and enlightening.