Social Inequality Courses

Men's Lives

Tenth Edition

Michael Kimmel and Michael A. Messner

9780190698232
Paperback
July 2018

This best-selling reader uses a social-constructionist lens to examine how men navigate masculinity within a social and historical context

Phallacies: Historical Intersections of Disability and Masculinity

Kathleen M. Brian and James W. Trent, Jr.

9780190458997
Hardcover
October 2017

Forced Out and Fenced In: Immigration Tales From the Field

Tanya Maria Golash-Boza

9780190633455
Paperback
June 2017

Through compelling personal narratives, this innovative and accessible collection brings students into the lives of those trapped in the labyrinths of our country's immigration laws

Manhood in America

Fourth Edition

Michael Kimmel

9780190612535
Paperback
May 2017

A leading scholar in the field updates his standard-setting book on the cultural construction of American masculinity

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality: The New Basics

Third Edition

Abby L. Ferber, Kimberly Holcomb, and Tre Wentling

9780190278649
Paperback
September 2016

The only anthology that introduces students to the complex relationship between gender and sexuality

A Global View of Race and Racism

Judy Root Aulette

9780199366354
Paperback
August 2016

A brief text that examines race on the global stage

Unmaking Race and Ethnicity: A Reader

Michael O. Emerson, Jenifer L. Bratter, and Sergio Chávez

9780190202712
Paperback
July 2016

A student-friendly anthology that covers race and ethnicity, global issues, and possible solutions to racial inequality

The Gendered Society

Sixth Edition

Michael Kimmel

9780190260316
Paperback
July 2016

The most balanced and up-to-date gender text on the market

The Gendered Society Reader

Sixth Edition

Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson

9780190260378
Paperback
July 2016

The most balanced gender studies reader on the market

Sociology of the Body: A Reader

Second Edition

Claudia Malacrida and Jacqueline Low

9780199019236
Paperback
April 2016

Brings together forty-two essays exploring the multitude of ways in which human bodies shape and are shaped by society

Creating and Contesting Social Inequalities: Contemporary Readings

Carissa M. Froyum, Katrina Bloch, and Tiffany Taylor

9780190238469
Paperback
February 2016

A unique inequality reader with emphases on intersectionality, disability, social change, and data analysis

Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity and Change

C.J. Pascoe and Tristan Bridges

9780199315673
Paperback
July 2015

The only masculinities reader organized around different approaches to studying masculinity

Why Are They Angry With Us?: Essays on Race

Larry E. Davis

9780190615871
Hardcover
July 2015

Rigging the Game: How Inequality is Reproduced in Everyday Life

Second Edition

Michael Schwalbe

9780190216405
Paperback
December 2014

A clear and compelling introduction to how the rules that shape economic life and everyday interaction create and reproduce inequality in American society

Race in the 21st Century: Ethnographic Approaches

Second Edition

John Hartigan, Jr.

9780199374373
Paperback
July 2014

Takes an explicitly ethnographic approach to the study of race, while also guiding students through ongoing debates about genetics and race

New Perspectives on Poverty: Policies, Programs, and Practice

Elissa D. Giffords and Karen R. Garber

9780190615499
Paperback
July 2014

Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society

Second Edition

Michael Kimmel and The Stony Brook Sexualities Research Group

9780199944231
Paperback
January 2014

Grounded in classical research, this scholarly yet accessible anthology introduces students to the social construction of sexualities

The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction

Fourth Edition

Laura Kramer and Ann Beutel

9780199349432
Paperback
January 2014

The briefest and most flexible gender text on the market

The Politics of Women's Bodies: Sexuality, Appearance, and Behavior

Fourth Edition

Rose Weitz and Samantha Kwan

9780199343799
Paperback
November 2013

A cutting-edge anthology on power and women's bodies

Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Politics

Fifth Edition

Judith Lorber

9780199859085
Paperback
December 2011

An overview of feminism by a "founding mother" of the field