Exploring Social Inequality in the 21st Century

Jennifer Jarman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Lakehead University, Canada. Her research focuses on changes shaping contemporary labour forces and their consequences for equality.Paul Lambert is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Stirling, UK. His research focuses on methodological debates in the analysis of social stratification using statistical techniques.

• Preface Introduction: Social inequality and its consequences in the twenty-first century 1. Rethinking class analysis: some reflections on current issues and possible new forms of empirical research 2. A new international measure of social stratification 3. How well can we predict educational outcomes? Examining the roles of cognitive ability and social position in educational attainment 4. Social stratification, secondary school tracking and university enrolment in Italy 5. Parental socioeconomic influences on filial educational outcomes in Scotland: patterns of school-level educational performance using administrative data 6. Do young people not in education, employment or training experience long-term occupational scarring? A longitudinal analysis over 20 years of follow-up 7. Social mobility, social network and subjective well-being in the UK 8. Understanding gender inequality in employment and retirement 9. Tax policy, social inequality and growth 10. Trends in economic growth and levels of wealth inequality in G20 nations: 2001–2013 11. Spaces, places and states of mind…