Book Review: Analyzing Inequalities: An Introduction to Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Using the General Social Survey

Abstract

"Analyzing Inequalities: An Introduction to Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Using the General Social Survey is a practical resource for helping students connect sociological issues with real-world data in the context of their first undergraduate sociology courses. This worktext introduces readers to the GSS, one of the most widely analyzed surveys in the U.S.; examines a range of GSS questions related to social inequalities; and demonstrates basic techniques for analyzing this data online. No special software is required-the exercises can be completed using the Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) website at the University of California-Berkeley which is easy to navigate and master."--Publisher's website 1. An introduction to analyzing inequalities -- 2. Understanding data: critical concepts -- 3. Analyzing gender with the GSS -- 4. Analyzing race and ethnicity with the GSS -- 5. Analyzing class with the GSS -- 6. Analyzing sexuality with the GSS -- 7. Analyzing inequalities in families -- 8. Analyzing inequalities in education -- 9. Analyzing inequalities in the economy and work.