Status : Why Is It Everywhere? Why Does It Matter? /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ridgeway, Cecilia L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social stratification.
Social status.
Power (Social sciences)
Equality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
social status.
social stratification.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Statut social.
Stratification sociale.
Electronic books.
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.

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