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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... kind of human capital that pays off in the job market . People who don't get ahead are those who haven't been able , perhaps through no fault of their own , to get the right kind of human capital . Inequality thus is reproduced because ...
... kind of human capital that pays off in the job market . People who don't get ahead are those who haven't been able , perhaps through no fault of their own , to get the right kind of human capital . Inequality thus is reproduced because ...
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... kind of resources for making money , achiev- ing status , or acquiring power . Implied here is another key idea : resources are often convertible , meaning that having one kind can lead to getting other kinds . This is why many people ...
... kind of resources for making money , achiev- ing status , or acquiring power . Implied here is another key idea : resources are often convertible , meaning that having one kind can lead to getting other kinds . This is why many people ...
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... kind of " cold fusion " hoax . There's something else for you to look up . You're going to be busy on the Allsphere after this interview ! Anyway , the demonstration proved that it wasn't a hoax , and that magtap could be the bridging ...
... kind of " cold fusion " hoax . There's something else for you to look up . You're going to be busy on the Allsphere after this interview ! Anyway , the demonstration proved that it wasn't a hoax , and that magtap could be the bridging ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION Thinking Sociologically About Inequality | 1 |
The Roots of Inequality | 25 |
Rigging the Game | 52 |
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