There are countless Inequality courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Inequality: What Can Be Done? (2018)
- Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization (2018)
- Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes (2010)
- Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, & Sexuality by David Newman (2011-08-24) (1756)
- Why Does Inequality Matter? (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) ()
- Savage Inequalities ()
- Rigging the Game: How Inequality is Reproduced in Everyday Life (2014)
- Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, & Sexuality (2011)
- Social Stratification and Inequality (2011)
- Social Inequality (2019)
- The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change (2014)
- The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (2015)
- Inequality And Stratification: Race, Class And Gender, 5Th Ed. (2011)
Inequality: What Can Be Done? (2018)
Inequality is one of our most urgent social problems. Curbed in the decades after World War II, it has recently returned with a vengeance. We all know the scale of the problem―talk about the 99% and the 1% is entrenched in public debate―but there has been little discussion of what we can do but despair.
Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization (2018)
Winner of the Bruno Kreisky Prize, Karl Renner InstitutA Financial Times Best Economics Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of the Year A Livemint Best Book of the YearOne of the world’s leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale.
Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes (2010)
Highly readable and comprehensive, Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes presents an introduction to key concepts, research findings, trends, and theories in the major forms of social inequality: class, racial/ethnic, gender, and political.
Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, & Sexuality by David Newman (2011-08-24) (1756)
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Why Does Inequality Matter? (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) ()
Inequality is widely regarded as morally objectionable: T. M. Scanlon investigates why it matters to us. Demands for greater equality can seem puzzling, because it can be unclear what reason people have for objecting to the difference between what they have and what others have, as opposed simply to wanting to be better off. This book examines six such reasons.
Savage Inequalities ()
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Rigging the Game: How Inequality is Reproduced in Everyday Life (2014)
In Rigging the Game Michael Schwalbe offers a clear and compelling introduction to how the rules that shape economic life and everyday interaction generate and perpetuate inequality in American society. Guided by the questions How did the situation get this way? and How does it stay this way?, Schwalbe tracks inequality from its roots to its regulation.
Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, & Sexuality (2011)
We don’t experience our everyday lives through just one lens; rather, we experience all elements of our identity―race, class, gender, sexuality―simultaneously. Identities and Inequalities acknowledges this complex reality and brings to light the importance of studying the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. It also examines these intersections as both elements of personal identity and sources of social inequality.
Social Stratification and Inequality (2011)
The 8th edition of Social Stratification and Inequality continues to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the economic and social divisions in human societies. Extensive comparative information, as well as an overview of how social stratification has changed and evolved over time, gives readers a global perspective on class conflict.
Social Inequality (2019)
Like past editions, this tenth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences is a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality.
The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change (2014)
Learn the facts and debunk the fictions about contemporary families. Looking at modern families through the context of diversity, inequality, and social change, FamilyInequality.com blogger and demographer Philip N. Cohen brings a fresh approach to the sociological study of family life.
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (2015)
The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations.
Inequality And Stratification: Race, Class And Gender, 5Th Ed. (2011)
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Best Inequality Books You Must Read
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Unequal Cities: Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States
Author(s): Richard McGahey
ID: 3601465, Publisher: Columbia University Press, Year: 2023, Size: 6 Mb, Format: epub
Research Methodologies And Ethical Challenges In Digital Migration Studies: Caring For (Big) Data?
Author(s): Marie Sandberg, Luca Rossi, Vasilis Galis, Martin Bak Jørgensen
ID: 3140720, Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2022, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street
Author(s): Megan Tobias Neely
ID: 3181312, Publisher: University of California Press, Year: 2022, Size: 2 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are absolutely hot items according to The Wall Street Journal, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.