An examination of how complex organizational structures and actions create and perpetuate class, gender and racial inequalities. This second edition retains its argument for an emerging "double-diamond" social structure and is revised to include new sections, concepts, figures and tables.

The second edition of this text includes new sections and concepts that identify and explore how complex organizational structures and actions create and perpetuate class, gender and racial inequalities. The authors describe how "inequality scripts" shape the hiring and promotion practices of organizations in ways that provide differential opportunities to people based on class, gender, and racial memberships. The authors also illustrate how privileged class members benefit from organizationally-based and perpetuated forms of inequality. The second edition retains its argument for an emerging "double-diamond" social structure and its focus on class interests that are rapidly polarizing American society. Figures, tables and references document and illustrate key topics, such as the distribution of wealth and income, globalization, downsizing, contingent labour, the role of money in politics, media content and consolidation, the transformation of education, and the erosion of democracy.

Class in America
separate realities - the dream and the iceberg
the global economy and the privileged class
the invisible class empire
the information industry
educating for privilege - dreaming, streaming and creaming
the pacification of everyday life
class in the 21st century - consolidation and resistance.