Globalization and Stratification in the United States
Author: Gary Hytrek
Globalization--the interconnection of the world culturally, socially, politically, and economically--has generated intense theoretical and practical concerns. Is globalization inevitable? What are the effects of globalization on social structures and individual perceptions? What is the effect of globalization on societal level inequality?
America Transformed: Globalization, Inequality, and Power examines these questions by analyzing the links among global processes and shifting patterns of stratification, inequality, and social mobility in the United States. While many texts separate discussions of macro- and micro-level processes when examining globalization, this book skillfully integrates general macro-level processes with specific reference to the micro-level effects of globalization in the U.S. Exploring the critical dimensions of inequality--class, gender, and immigration--America Transformed situates the U.S. experience within the broader global context, and fleshes out the mechanism through which global processes affect social stratification. By examining the social construction of globalization, the authors identify the key policy challenges of globalization, and some of the innovative community-based responses to social inequality.
America Transformed provides powerful insights into the contested dialectical relationship between global and local forces: how globalization shapes stratification and inequality in the U.S., and how local communities attempt to mediate those changes.
Table of Contents:
Preface xAcknowledgments xiv
Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations 1
Globalization and Change in America: Overview 3
Globalization Defined 4
Globalization: From Fordism to Flexibility 5
Globalization and Power 9
Globalization and Stratification 12
Global-Local Class Inequality Patterns 15
Global-Local Connections 17
Conclusion 18
Globalization: The Context 19
Strategic Shifts 20
Forces and Conditions for Globalization 21
Global Institutions 25
Post-1945: Crisis and Change 27
The WTO and NAFTA 30
Conclusion 32
The Globalization Debate 33
Perspectives on Globalization 35
Conceptual Issues 35
Economic-Political Issues 38
Local Politics: The Democratic Deficit 40
Cultural Patterns 42
Globalization and Inequality 45
Conclusion 49
The Globalization Debate: An Assessment 50
Globalization and Economic Change 50
Globalization and Political Changes 62
Globalization and Cultural Change 66
Conclusion 69
Globalization and Stratification 71
Definitions and Concepts 72
Stratification, Inequality, and Globalization 76
Blue- and White-Collar Transitions 80
Conclusion 85
Dimensions of Inequality 87
Globalization and Work 89
The Context: Fordism to Flexibility 90
U.S. Workers in the Globalized Economy 90
Patterns in Class Inequality 95
Inequality and Poverty by Race and Ethnicity 100
Working Hours 103
The Working and the New Poor 104
A View from the Bottom: Insecurity and Vulnerability 106
Conclusion 109
Globalization and Immigration 110
Overview 111
Global Processes and Immigration 114
Destination and Social Capital Networks 115
Occupational Location of Immigrants in the United States 116
Globalization, Rural Restructuring, and Latino Migration 120
Explaining Patterns of Immigrant Integration 122
Immigration and Political and Civic Engagement 124
Remittances: Completing the Global Cycle 125
Conclusion 125
Globalization and Gender 128
Sex, Gender, and Ideology 129
Engendering Globalization 131
Globalization and Gender Inequality in the United States 136
Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 141
Conclusion 143
Constructing Change 145
Globalization: Countermovements and Community 147
Globalization, the State, Society, and Markets: Karl Polanyi 147
Globalization and Its Countermovement 150
Asian Sex Trafficking 151
Living-Wage Campaigns 153
Immigration and Empowerment in the Deep South 161
Building Community Through Creating Social Capital 162
Conclusion 164
Conclusion: How Globalization Is Transforming America 166
Globalization 166
Globalization: Diversity Within Homogeneity 168
Globalization and the United States 168
The State 171
The Countermovement 173
Participatory Change: Empowerment or Facade? 175
Conclusion 176
Notes 178
Glossary 191
References 199
Index 221
See also: My War or American Widow
PMP Exam Preparation Guide
Author: Thomas Sheffrey
Business & Economics/Project Management
When you're studying for the PMP®/CAPM® exam, the most important thing to manage is your time
This practical guide will help you study for the Project Management Professional (PMP® )/Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM® ) Certification Exam more efficiently and productively. It is aligned with and references PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition (PMBOK ® Guide).
Unlike other review materials that are organized according to knowledge areas and cover the forty-four processes almost equally, this guide divides materials into process groups or domains and weights your review materials the way PMP®/CAPM® weights the exam. For example, approximately 11% of the exam questions will be on the Initiation Phase, so approximately 11% of the review materials in this book covers the Initiation Phase. The guide flows like projects flow. There are six sections:
• Initiation Phase
• Planning Phase
• Execution Phase
• Monitor and Control Phase
• Closing Phase
• Professional Responsibility
This is not an unabridged "everything you ever need to know about project management" guide. It focuses exclusively on information you need to know to pass the exam and features:
• A total of 175 pre-review questions and 175 post-review questions, along with complete answers and explanations
• The facts, presented clearly and concisely with no frills, no fine print, and no digression
• Terms,definitions, formulas, charts, diagrams, and lists that help you retain the information and pass the test
• Advice on how to study and how to take the actual exam, plus a comprehensive index, so it's easy to find information you want to review
No comments:
Post a Comment