| Description |
x, 318 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States / Mary C. Waters -- "Language of race," identity options, and "belonging" in the Quebec context / Micheline Labelle -- Race and ethnicity in France / Riva Kastoryano -- Racisms, ethnicities, and British nation-making / Liviu Popoviciu and Mairtin Mac an Ghaill -- Working poor, working hard : trajectories at the bottom of the American labor market / Katherine Newman and Chauncy Lennon -- Class and social inequalities in Portugal : from class structure to working-class practices on the shop floor / Elisio Estanque -- Understanding class inequality in Australia / Bill Martin and Judy Wajcman -- Talking about class in Britain / Fiona Devine -- Research on gender stratification in the US / Christine L. Williams, Patti A. Giuffre, and Kristen A. Dellinger -- Japanese paradox : women's voices of fulfillment in the face of inequalities / Yuko Ogasawara -- Catching up? changing inequalities of gender at work and in the family in the UK / Harriet Bradley -- Gender and work-related inequalities in Finland / Paivi Korvajarvi. |
| Subject |
Equality -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Social classes -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Devine, Fiona.
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Waters, Mary C.
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| ISBN |
0631226850 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0631226842 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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