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Title Social divisions / edited by Geoff Payne
Published New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000

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Description xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. An Introduction to Social Divisions / Geoff Payne -- 2. Class and Stratification / John Scott -- 3. Gender / Pamela Abbott -- 4. Ethnicity / David Mason -- 5. National Identity / David McCrone -- 6. Age and Old Age / John A. Vincent -- 7. Childhood / Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott -- 8. Sexuality / Sue Scott and Stevi Jackson -- 9. Disability / Mark Hyde -- 10. Health / Judy Payne and Geoff Payne -- 11. Community / Graham Crow and Catherine Maclean -- 12. Social Divisions and Social Cohesion / Geoff Payne
Summary "Conventionally, sociologists have been mainly concerned with three major social divisions: social class, gender and ethnicity. Sociological analysis of contemporary society has begun to focus on the interactions between these core social processes, and on alternative social divisions like age, sexuality or national identity. Starting with an extensive treatment of the more familiar social divisions, Social Divisions explores the structural differences and social inequalities that lie behind the commonsense formulations of nationalism, old age, childhood, sexuality, disability, health and community." "Each chapter has been specially commissioned from an expert. Their contributions cover theoretical issues, examples and up-to-date empirical material in a way that provides a resource for detailed discussion and development, while still remaining accessible to the non-specialist reader. The introduction and conclusion provide a conceptual framework in which to place each specialist chapter."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-277) and index
Subject Social structure.
Social classes.
Equality.
Social stratification.
Author Payne, Geoff, 1944-
LC no. 00030584
ISBN 0312236123 paperback
0312236115 cased St. Martin's
0333763351 :
033376336X paperback