Inequality by Design
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"Inequality by Design" is a sociological work that critically examines the roots of social and economic inequality, arguing that they stem from institutional and policy choices rather than innate individual differences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Disparity by Design | 1 |
| Inequality by Design canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociological work ⓘ |
| argument |
IQ tests reflect social and educational advantages as well as cognitive skills
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claims that inequality is natural or inevitable serve to legitimate existing hierarchies ⓘ inequality is not primarily caused by innate individual differences in intelligence ⓘ public policies structure opportunities and outcomes across social groups ⓘ social and economic inequality are largely the result of institutional and policy choices ⓘ |
| author |
Ann Swidler
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Claude S. Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Sanchez Jankowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Hout NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel R. Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | analysis of U.S. social and economic data ⓘ |
| conclusion |
changes in public policy can significantly reduce inequality
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institutional arrangements shape the distribution of life chances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
genetic determinism in intelligence research
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hereditarian explanations of inequality ⓘ policy arguments that treat inequality as unavoidable ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
United States social structure
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class inequality in the United States ⓘ educational policy ⓘ labor market institutions ⓘ racial inequality in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
social science
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sociology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of biological explanations of inequality
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emphasizes structural and institutional causes of inequality ⓘ |
| inResponseTo | The Bell Curve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated readers
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policy makers ⓘ social scientists ⓘ sociologists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic inequality
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educational inequality ⓘ institutional discrimination ⓘ intelligence testing ⓘ meritocracy ⓘ public policy ⓘ social inequality ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
| methodology |
quantitative analysis of survey data
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statistical critique of IQ and achievement measures ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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