Status : why is it everywhere? why does it matter? /
"Status is ubiquitous in modern life, yet our understanding of its role as a basic driver of inequality is surprisingly limited. In Status, sociologist and social psychologist Cecilia Ridgeway examines how this ancient and universal form of inequality influences today's ostensibly meritocr...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
[2019]
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- What is status as a form of inequality?
- Foundations for a cultural schema of status
- Why do we care about status?
- Status beliefs and the organization of inequality
- The micro-dynamics of status
- Status, difference, and the durability of inequality
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index.