Deep inequality : understanding the new normal and how to challenge it / Earl Wysong and Robert Perrucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wysong, Earl, 1944- author.

Perrucci, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Social stratification.

Social change.

Physical Description:

vii, 215 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

Forbes reports that the richest 1 percent of the world's population owns nearly half the world's wealth, and the gap between the richest and poorest of the world only continues to increase. Deep Inequality looks behind these stark statistics to understand not only wealth inequality but also rising disparities in other elements of life-from education to the media. The authors argue that inequality has become so pervasive that it is the new normal. When we do recognize troubling inequality, we look at individual or small-scale problems without understanding the broader structural issues that shape the economy, the global political system, and more. Only by understanding the structural forces at play can we recognize the deep divisions in our society and work for meaningful change. Deep Inequality explains the changing landscape of inequality to help readers see society in a new way. Book jacket.

Contents:

When worlds collide : the new normal meets structural realities

Income and wealth inequality : the new class structure

The new economy : national and global dimensions

The new workplace : employers, employment, workers

The new normal politics : money, class, and power

The new normal education : public schools and colleges

The information and culture industries : pacification and resistance

The future of inequality : polarization, gridlock, and global warming

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wysong, Earl, 1944- Deep inequality.

ISBN:

9781442266452

1442266457

OCLC:

995273945