Description
McCall contests assumptions that Americans care little about income inequality, believe opportunities abound, admire the rich, and dislike redistributive policies.
About the Author
Leslie McCall is Professor of Sociology and Political Science, as well as Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, at Northwestern University. She is the author of Complex Inequality: Gender, Class, and Race in the New Economy (2001). Her work on economic inequality has been published in the American Sociological Review, Demography, Signs, the Annual Review of Sociology, Perspectives on Politics, Economic Geography and the Socio-Economic Review, as well as in several edited volumes.
Reviews
'In this carefully constructed study, McCall leverages public opinion survey data to challenge the traditional narrative concerning American attitudes about economic inequality ... Summing up: recommended.' S. E. Horn, Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781107699823
Author Leslie McCall
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm * 20mm