Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of abbreviations ix
4. Notes on contributors x
5. Acknowledgements xiv
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I The persistence of social divisions 3
8. 1 Defining and explaining ‘social divisions’ 3
9. 2 Class and stratification 19
10. 3 Gender 51
11. 4 Race 89
12. PART II Social structures and inequalities
13. 5 Education 109
14. 6 Work 131
15. 7 Poverty 149
16. 8 Elites 175
17. 9 Global social divisions 195
18. PART III Social divisions and the body
19. 10 Sexuality 211
20. 11 Age 233
21. 12 Disability 247
22. 13 Health 259
23. PART IV Inclusion, exclusion and inequality
24. 14 Social identities 275
25. 15 National identity 291
26. 16 Religion 305
27. 17 Community 327
28. 18 Social divisions as a sociological perspective 347
29. References 363
30. Index 409