The American Class Structure In An Age Of Growing Inequality Tenth Edition 10th Edition Dennis L Gilbert by Dennis L. Gilbert 9781506345963, 1506345964 instant download after payment.

With the latest data on income, wealth, earnings, and residential segregation by income,The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality, Tenth Editiondescribes a consistent pattern of growing inequality in the United States since the early 1970s. Focusing on the socioeconomic core of the American class system, author Dennis L. Gilbert examines how changes in the economy, family life, globalization, and politics are contributing to increasing class inequality.
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