Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Changing Structures of Inequality: A Comparative Perspective 1
5. Social Stratification: The Distinctiveness of French Research1 17
6. Class, Stratification and Beyond: The German Case1 45
7. Empirical Studies on Social Stratification in Quebec and Canada 75
8. Social Stratification and Inequalities in Spain: The State of The Art 117
9. Research on Class in the United States 153
10. Some Problems With the Comparative Charting of Trends in Inequality 171
11. The Distribution of Income and Wealth in European and North American Societies 187
12. Educational Inequalities: Distribution of Knowledge, Social Origins and Social Outcomes1 219
13. Status Consistency Trends of Occupational, Educational and Economic Position in France, Germany and the United States 251
14. International Migration and Inequality1 275
15. Gender Inequality in Five Modern Societies1 333
16. Inequality: The Structuring Effect of Social Class in Four Societies 369
17. Conclusions 429
18. Author index 441
19. Subject index 453
20. Country Index 457
21. The Authors 459