11. America in the World System

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. 1. The Cultural and Organizational Basis of Human Dilemmas 1
6. 2. The Contradictions of Capitalism 22
7. 3. The Dialectic Between Democracy and Governance 51
8. 4. Control in a Free Society 72
9. 5. Dilemmas of Kinship 117
10. 6. Problems of Education 141
11. 7. Wealth and Poverty 174
12. 8. Racial and Ethnic Antagonism 216
13. 9. Sexual Inequality 242
14. 10. The Chaotic Metropolis 271
15. 11. America in the World System 294
16. 12. Ecological Processes and Survival 320
17. Notes 355
18. Index 369