@article{1358226,
      recid = {1358226},
      author = {Machin, Amanda, and Stehr, Nico,},
      title = {Understanding Inequality: Social Costs and Benefits /},
      pages = {1 online resource (VII, 427 pages 31 illustrations, 3  illustrations in color.) :},
      abstract = {The contributions in this book highlight, contextualize  and analyze different aspects of social inequality. What  are the various cause and effects of inequality? How have  these changed over recent decades? Which social policies  might be best able to intervene? Written by authors from a  variety of disciplines and geographical regions, these  contributions provide a rich account of inequality within  contemporary society. The role of the state, the media and  the market in exacerbating and alleviating patterns of  equality are all accessed alongside analysis of changing  patterns of exclusion and hierarchy. Content Modern society  and social inequality " The sources of social inequality "  The consequences of inequality " Capitalism and Inequality  " Culture and Inequality " Governing and Inequality " Media  and Inequality " Global and Local Inequality Target Groups  Cultural Theorists, Sociologists, Political Scientists and  scholars of media studies and global ethics. All  researchers, students, journalists and policy makers  interested in social inequality today. The Editors Amanda  Machin, PhD, is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Karl  Mannheim Chair for Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University  Friedrichshafen. Nico Stehr, PhD, FRSC, is Karl Mannheim  Professor for Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University  Friedrichshafen.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1358226},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11663-7},
}