Stratification by Wendy Bottero - 9780415281799

StratificationSocial Division and Inequality\nAuthor(s): Wendy Bottero\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415281799, 978-0415281799\nSynopsis\nOffering a fresh and exciting new perspective on differentiation and inequality, this absorbing book investigates how our most personal choices (of sexual partners, friends, consumption items and lifestyle) are influenced by hierarchy and social difference. Exploring the topics of assortative mating; social capital; friendship networks and cultural identity; the book examines how hierarchy affects our tastes and leisure time activities, and who we choose (and hang on to) as our friends and partners. This book:\n\n* introduces debates on stratification by exploring its effect on everyday social relations\n* relates class inequalities to broader processes of social division and cultural differentiation, exploring the associational and cultural aspects of hierarchy\n* explores.