Identities and Inequalities emphasizes the merging of four key social identifiers-race (and ethnicity), class, gender, and sexuality - from the perspective of individuals embedded in particular cultural, institutional, and historical contexts. Taking an integrated approach to how the four key social identifiers work together or in opposition to form peoples' social identities and experiences with inequality. This fourth edition has been updated to include the most current statistics, as well as updated examples, and intersections features.
PART ONE: IDENTITIES
CHAPTER 1: DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
CHAPTER 2: MANUFACTURING IDENTITIES: THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE, CLASS,
GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATING AND PORTRAYING IDENTITIES: RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND
SEXUALITY IN LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA
CHAPTER 4: LEARNING IDENTITIES: FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIALIZATION
PART TWO: INEQUALITIES
CHAPTER 5: INFLICTING INEQUALITIES: THE NATURE OF PREJUDICE AND
DISCRIMINATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE
CHAPTER 6: INEQUALITIES IN ECONOMICS AND WORK
CHAPTER 7: INEQUALITIES IN LAW AND JUSTICE
CHAPTER 8: INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS
CHAPTER 9: THE FUTURES OF IDENTITIES AND INEQUALITIES
REFERENCES
CREDITS
GLOSSARY/INDEX
David has been a Professor of Sociology at DePauw University for the past 30 years. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Sociology at Colgate University, He regularly teaches courses in contemporary society, social deviance, mental illness, family, social psychology, social inequalities, and research methods. He has published numerous articles on teaching and has presented research papers on the intersection of gender and power in intimate relationships. Recently most of his scholarly activity has been devoted to writing and revising several books, including Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life (Sage, 2020); Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (McGraw-Hill, 2021); and Families: A Sociological Perspective (McGraw-Hill, 2009). His most recent book, A Culture of Second Chances: The Promise, Practice and Price of Starting Over in Everyday Life (Lexington Books, 2020), examines the cultural meaning, institutional importance, and social limitations of second chance and permanent stigma narratives in everyday life.
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