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Polity Press
02 August 2023
Why do we disagree about the causes of and solutions to social inequality? What explains our different viewpoints on Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, income inequality, and immigration?

In this tightly argued book, John Iceland, Eric Silver, and Ilana Redstone show how two clashing worldviews – one emphasizing Social Justice and another Social Order – are preventing Americans from solving their most pressing social problems.

The authors show how each worldview provides a different understanding of human nature, morality, social change, and the wisdom of the past. They argue that, before Americans can find lasting solutions to today’s seemingly intractable societal challenges, they will need to recognize that each side possesses a wisdom the other lacks. Only then can we achieve the common ground and consensus we seek.

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Imprint:   Polity Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 137mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   272g
ISBN:   9781509557134
ISBN 10:   150955713X
Pages:   208
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2: The Social Order–Social Justice Framework Chapter 3. Gender Inequality Chapter 4. Racial Inequality Chapter 5. Income Inequality and Poverty Chapter 6. Immigration Chapter 7. Where Do We Go from Here?

John Iceland is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. Eric Silver is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at The Pennsylvania State University. Ilana Redstone is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Reviews for Why We Disagree about Inequality: Social Justice vs. Social Order

Americans disagree over the priority of social justice and social order. This simple framework does an astonishing amount of moral, political, and empirical work in explaining contention over fractious issues of racial, gender, and class inequalities, as well as who deserves to become an American. If any book can make us communicate better and engage more effectively, this is the one. Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University It might be thought that the typical person's views about gender, racial, or income inequality are a booming-buzzing admixture of beliefs that accrete in happenstance fashion. Not so! In this elegant contribution, it's argued that there are but two inequality worldviews in play, each very coherently organized around different first principles. A bold analysis of the cultural underpinnings of today's inequality wars. David B. Grusky, Stanford University


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