Structured Inequality in the United States: Discussions on the Continuing Significance of the Race, Ethnicity and Gender

by Adalberto Aguirre Jr., David V. Baker

This book focuses on the consequences of structured social inequality for racial and ethnic groups with United States society. It shows readers how oppression, due to race, ethnicity, or gender, still exists today and how it is relevant in everyday life. Examines the relationship between differential access to valued resources and the social position of racial and ethnic minorities today. Deals with inequality in Education, Criminal Justice, Health and Medicine, Family, Economics, and Politics. Ideal as a supplemental book for readers with an interest in racial and ethnic relations or stratification.

448 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 1999