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The field of stratification is being transformed and reshaped by advances in theory and quantitative modeling as well as by new approaches to the analysis of economic, racial, and gender inequality. Although these developments are revolutionary in their implications, until now there has been no comprehensive effort to bring together the classic articles that have defined and redefined the contours of the field.In this up-to-date anthology, the history of stratification research unfolds in systematic fashion, with the introductory articles in each section providing examples of the major research traditions in the field and the concluding essays (commissioned from leading scholars) providing broader programmatic statements that identify current controversies and unresolved issues. The resulting collection of articles both celebrates the diversity of theoretical approaches and reveals the cumulative nature of ongoing research.This comprehensive reader is designed as a primary text for introductory courses on social stratification and as a supplementary text for advanced courses on social classes, occupations, labor markets, or social mobility. The following types of questions and debates are addressed in the six sections of the reader:1. Is stratification inevitable? Do the recent "experiments with destratification in Eastern Europe and elsewhere provide new insights into the functionalist theory of inequality?2. Can we identify a set of organized and cohesive "social classes" in advanced industrial societies? Does it make sense to refer to a ruling class, a "political class," or a "power elite" in these societies?3. Are the basic contours of occupational mobility the same within all advanced industrial societies? Have the "new structuralists" led us astray in our attempts to understand the sources and causes of occupational attainment?4. Are there fundamental differences across social classes in styles of life, patterns of consumption, and attitudes toward work? Are these "class-specific cultures" attenuating as we move into advanced industrialism?5. Is there an emerging underclass in America? What are the principal sources of racial, ethnic, and gender inequality?6. Can we identify a "teleological dynamic" driving the development of stratification systems? Are new forms of stratification and inequality emerging as Eastern Europe enters its postsocialist stage?The volume offers essential reading for undergraduates who need an introduction to the field, for graduate students who wish to broaden their understanding of stratification research, and for advanced scholars who seek a basic reference guide. Although most of the selections are middle-range theoretical pieces suitable for introductory courses, the anthology also includes advanced contributions on the cutting edge of research. The editor outlines a modified study plan for undergraduate students requiring a basic introduction to the field.

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• Study Guide(p. xii)
• Preface and Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• Part I Introduction(p. 1)
• The Contours of Social Stratification(p. 3)
• Part II Forms and Sources of Stratification(p. 37)
• The Functions of Stratification(p. 39)
• The Dysfunctions of Stratification(p. 47)
• Notes(p. 54)
• Concluding Commentary to Part Two(p. 55)
• References(p. 60)
• Part III The Structure of Modern Stratification(p. 63)
• Theories of Class(p. 65)
• Value and Surplus Value(p. 80)
• Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society(p. 82)
• Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society(p. 98)
• Class, Status, Party(p. 113)
• Status Groups and Classes(p. 122)
• Marxism and Class Theory: A Bourgeois Critique(p. 141)
• The Ruling Class(p. 155)
• The Power Elite(p. 161)
• The Inner Circle(p. 175)
• References(p. 182)
• Gradational Status Groupings(p. 190)
• Deference(p. 197)
• Measuring the Status of Occupations(p. 204)
• Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective(p. 208)
• References(p. 218)
• Prestige or Socioeconomic Scales in the Study of Occupational Achievement?(p. 219)
• References(p. 220)
• The Measurement of Occupational Status(p. 221)
• References(p. 227)
• Concluding Commentary to Part Three(p. 229)
• Notes(p. 239)
• Notes(p. 240)
• Part IV Generating Stratification(p. 243)
• Social Mobility(p. 245)
• A Refined Model of Occupational Mobility(p. 265)
• Status and Income Attainment(p. 317)
• Inequality: A Reassessment of the Effect of Family and Schooling in America(p. 329)
• The Educational and Early Occupational Attainment Process(p. 336)
• The "New Structuralism"(p. 359)
• An Outline of a Theory of the Matching of Persons to Jobs(p. 362)
• Concluding Commentary to Part Four(p. 384)
• References(p. 391)
• Part V The Consequences of Stratification(p. 395)
• Life-Styles and Consumption Patterns(p. 397)
• Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste(p. 404)
• Attitudes and Personalities(p. 430)
• Concluding Commentary to Part Five(p. 458)
• Part VI Ascriptive Processes(p. 467)
• Racial and Ethnic Stratification(p. 469)
• A Theory of Ethnic Antagonism: The Split Labor Market(p. 474)
• Towards a Theory of Ethnic Change(p. 487)
• Dynamics of Ethnic Boundaries(p. 500)
• The Immigrant Enclave: Theory and Empirical Examples(p. 509)
• The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions(p. 520)
• A Piece of the Pie: Blacks and White Immigrants since 1880(p. 543)
• The Tangle of Pathology(p. 555)
• The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy(p. 560)
• Gender Stratification(p. 568)
• The Unhappy Marriage of Marxism and Feminism: Towards a More Progressive Union(p. 570)
• Women and the Class Structure(p. 577)
• Wage Appreciation and Depreciation: A Test of Neoclassical Economic Explanations of Occupational Sex Segregation(p. 590)
• The Theory of Discrimination(p. 604)
• Men and Women at Work: Sex Segregation and Statistical Discrimination(p. 606)
• Sex, Schooling, and Occupational Status(p. 633)
• Concluding Commentary to Part Six(p. 649)
• Part VII The Evolution of Modern Stratification(p. 657)
• Theories of Industrialism and Modernity Clark Kerr, John T. Dunlop, Frederick H. Harbison, and Charles A. Myers(p. 659)
• Equality and Inequality in Modern Society, or Social Stratification Revisited(p. 670)
• Theories of Post-Industrialism and Post-Modernity(p. 686)
• Postindustrial Cleavage Structures: A Comparison of Evolving Patterns of Social Stratification in German, Sweden, and the United States(p. 697)
• New Class Theories(p. 711)
• Concluding Commentary to Part Seven(p. 730)
• About the Book and Editor(p. 739)
• Index(p. 741)

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David B. Grusky is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University . His recent books include Inequality: Classic Readings in Race, Class, and Gender (Westview Press); Occupational Ghettos: The Worldwide Segregation of Women and Men ; Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics ; Poverty and Inequality ; and The Declining Significance of Gender?