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Understanding Inequality: Social Costs and Benefits: zu | schriften der Zeppelin Universität. zwischen Wirtschaft, Kultur und Politik

Editat de Amanda Machin, Nico Stehr
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 apr 2016
The contributions in this book highlight,contextualize and analyze different aspects of social inequality. What are thevarious cause and effects of inequality? How have these changed over recentdecades? Which social policies might be best able to intervene? Written byauthors from a variety of disciplines and geographical regions, thesecontributions provide a rich account of inequality within contemporary society.The role of the state, the media and the market in exacerbating and alleviatingpatterns of equality are all accessed alongside analysis of changing patternsof exclusion and hierarchy.   
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783658116620
ISBN-10: 3658116625
Pagini: 427
Ilustrații: VII, 427 p. 31 illus., 3 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Colecția Springer VS
Seria zu | schriften der Zeppelin Universität. zwischen Wirtschaft, Kultur und Politik

Locul publicării:Wiesbaden, Germany

Cuprins

Modernsociety and social inequality.- The sources of social inequality.- Theconsequences of inequality.- Capitalism and Inequality.- Culture and Inequality.- Governing and Inequality.- Media and Inequality.- Global and Local Inequality.  

Notă biografică

AmandaMachin, PhD, is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Karl Mannheim Chair forCultural Studies at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.
Nico Stehr, PhD, FRSC, is Karl Mannheim Professor forCultural Studies at ZeppelinUniversity Friedrichshafen.  

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The contributions in this book highlight, contextualize and analyze different aspects of social inequality. What are the various cause and effects of inequality? How have these changed over recent decades? Which social policies might be best able to intervene? Written by authors from a variety of disciplines and geographical regions, these contributions provide a rich account of inequality within contemporary society. The role of the state, the media and the market in exacerbating and alleviating patterns of equality are all accessed alongside analysis of changing patterns of exclusion and hierarchy. 


Content
Modern society and social inequality • The sources of social inequality • The consequences of inequality • Capitalism and Inequality • Culture and Inequality • Governing and Inequality • Media and Inequality • Global and Local Inequality 


Target Groups
Cultural Theorists, Sociologists, Political Scientists and scholars of media studies and global ethics. All researchers, students, journalists and policy makers interested in social inequality today.


The Editors
Amanda Machin, PhD, is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Karl Mannheim Chair for Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen. 
Nico Stehr, PhD, FRSC, is Karl Mannheim Professor for Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.  

Caracteristici

Survey of cause and effects of social inequality International and interdisciplinary contributions Bilingual content in German and English Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras