Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, & Sexuality: 2025 Release ISE

David has been a Professor of Sociology at DePauw University for the past 30 years. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Sociology at Colgate University, He regularly teaches courses in contemporary society, social deviance, mental illness, family, social psychology, social inequalities, and research methods. He has published numerous articles on teaching and has presented research papers on the intersection of gender and power in intimate relationships. Recently most of his scholarly activity has been devoted to writing and revising several books, including Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life (Sage, 2020); Identities and Inequalities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (McGraw-Hill, 2021); and Families: A Sociological Perspective (McGraw-Hill, 2009). His most recent book, A Culture of Second Chances: The Promise, Practice and Price of Starting Over in Everyday Life (Lexington Books, 2020), examines the cultural meaning, institutional importance, and social limitations of “second chance” and “permanent stigma” narratives in everyday life.

• PART ONE: IDENTITIES1: Differences and Similarities2: Manufacturing Identities: The Social Construction of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality3: Communicating and Portraying Identities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Language and the Media4: Learning Identities: Families, Schools, and SocializationPART TWO: INEQUALITIES5: Inflicting Inequalities: The Nature of Prejudice and Discrimination in Everyday Life6: Inequalities in Economics and Work7: Inequalities in Law and Justice8: Inequalities in Health and Illness9: The Futures of Identities and Inequalities