Davita Silfen Glasberg, Deric Shannon, Political Sociology: Oppression, Resistance, and the State, London, Sage, 2011
Taking a multidimensional approach, this book emphasizes the interplay between power, inequality, multiple oppressions, and the state. This framework provides students with a unique focus on the structure of power and inequality in society today.
Table of contents:
| Preface | |
| Chapter 1 – Power, Oppression, and the State: An Introduction | |
| Chapter 2 – From the Top Down? Power Structure Theories | |
| Chapter 3 -“Is This the Best or Only Possible World?” Oppression and Socialization | |
| Chapter 4 – Power to the People? Voting and Electoral Participation | |
| Chapter 5 – Who’s in Charge Here? The State and Society | |
| Chapter 6 – From the Bottom Up? Social Movements and the State | |
| Chapter 7 – State Policies and Practices: Racialized, Class-Based, and Gendered Oppression |