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■What Is Social
Stratification?
Why Do We Have Social
Stratification?
Systems of Stratification
■Social Class
Theories of Social Class
Socioeconomic Classes in the
United States
America and the Myth of the
Middle Class
Income Inequality
Class and Race
■Poverty in the United
States and Abroad
Who Is Poor in America?
The Feminization of Poverty
Explaining Poverty
Poverty on a World Scale
Reducing Poverty
■Social Mobility
Dynamics of Mobility
Social Mobility Today
■Global Inequality
Classifying Global Economies
Explaining Global Inequality
Global Mobility
■Class Identity and
Inequality in the
21st Century