Social stratification is a core substantive area within sociology. There are a number of textbooks and readers available on the market that deal with this central topic. In this article, I conduct a comparative review of (a) four stratification textbooks and (b) four stratification readers.
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BrueggemannJohn, ed. 2012. Inequality in the United States: A Reader. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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CotterDavid A.HermsenJoan M.OvadiaSethVannemanReeve. 2001. “The Glass Ceiling Effect.”Social Forces80(2):655-81.
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DeNavas-WaltCarmenProctorBernadette D.SmithJessica C.2011. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-239. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved November 21, 2011 (http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf).
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DomhoffG. William. 2009. Who Rules America? Challenges to Corporate and Class Dominance. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
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GilbertDennis. 2011. The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality. 8th ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
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GruskyDavid, ed. 2008. Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. 3rd ed.Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
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HurstCharles E.2010. Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences. 7th ed.Boston MA: Allyn & Bacon.
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ItoKinko. 2005. Review of Social Inequalities in Comparative Perspective, edited by DevineFiona. Teaching Sociology33(1):107-08.
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KerboHarold R.2012. Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical, Comparative, and Global Perspective. 8th ed.New York: McGraw-Hill.
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KochherRakeshFryRichardTaylorPaul. 2011. Twenty-to-one: Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Levels between Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics. Pew Demographic and Social Trends. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center. Retrieved November 21, 2011 (http://pewsocialtrends.org/files/2011/07/SDT-Wealth-Report_7-26-11_FINAL.pdf).
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LevineRhonda F., ed. 2006. Social Class and Stratification: Classic Statements and Theoretical Debates. 2nd ed.Lanham Heights, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
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ManzaJeffSauderMichael, eds. 2009. Inequality and Society: Social Science Perspectives on Social Stratification. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
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MargerMartin N.2011. Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes. 5th ed.New York: McGraw-Hill.
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MillsC. Wright. 1956. The Power Elite. New York: Oxford University Press.
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OssowskiStanislaw. 1963. Class Structure in the Social Consciousness. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
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SchaeferRichard T.2008. Sociology: A Brief Introduction. 7th ed.New York: McGraw-Hill.
