Rigging the Game: How Inequality is Reproduced in Everyday LifeIn Rigging the Game--a brief, accessible introduction to the study of inequality in American society--Michael Schwalbe investigates how inequality is both created and reproduced. Guided by the questions How did the situation get this way? and How does it stay this way?, Schwalbe tracks inequality from its roots to its regulation. In the final chapter, "Escaping the Inequality Trap," he also shows how inequality can be overcome. Throughout, Schwalbe's engaging writing style draws students into the material, providing instructors with a solid foundation for discussing this challenging and provocative subject. With its lively combination of incisive analysis and compelling fictional narratives, Rigging the Game is an innovative teaching tool--not only for courses on stratification, but also for social problems courses, introductory sociology courses, and any course that takes a close look at how the inequalities of race, class, and gender are perpetuated. |
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... elites can , by measured use of the force at their disposal ( through control of the state ) , scare people away from joining in actions that might lead to major change . If elites feel truly threatened by the prospect of an exploitive ...
... elites can , by measured use of the force at their disposal ( through control of the state ) , scare people away from joining in actions that might lead to major change . If elites feel truly threatened by the prospect of an exploitive ...
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... elites being able to hold their organizational sub- ordinates accountable . Elites can do this only as long as they are seen as acting legitimately ( i.e. , in accord with prevailing legal and moral codes ) , and only as long as they're ...
... elites being able to hold their organizational sub- ordinates accountable . Elites can do this only as long as they are seen as acting legitimately ( i.e. , in accord with prevailing legal and moral codes ) , and only as long as they're ...
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... elites have used these anti - change messages for millennia.34 In modern societies , given elite control of mass media , these messages can be repeated forcefully and often , reaching hundreds of millions of people every day . If ...
... elites have used these anti - change messages for millennia.34 In modern societies , given elite control of mass media , these messages can be repeated forcefully and often , reaching hundreds of millions of people every day . If ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION Thinking Sociologically About Inequality | 1 |
The Roots of Inequality | 25 |
Rigging the Game | 52 |
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