Research Catalog

Title

Understanding social inequality : modeling allocation processes / Hubert M. Blalock, Jr.

Author

Blalock, Hubert M.

Publication

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1991.

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Details

Description

xiv, 258 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

The inequality in society is a key facet driving sociological study, both from a research and ideological perspective. But, according to Blalock, sociological understanding of the processes leading to inequality are overly simplistic. Most typically these processes are simply shown as the rich and p.

Series Statement

Sage library of social research ; v. 188

Uniform Title

Sage library of social research ; v. 188.

Subject

• Equality
• Distributive justice
• Resource allocation
• Decision making
• Decision Making
• decision making
• Decision making
• Distributive justice
• Equality
• Resource allocation
• Allokation
• Ressourcenallokation
• Soziale Ungleichheit
• Soziales System
• Theorie
• Verteilungsgerechtigkeit
• Sociale stratificatie
• Sociale ongelijkheid

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Why study allocation processes? -- Indirect measurement: the example of discrimination -- The problem of aggregation biases -- Data gaps, untestable assumptions, and biases -- Coverage and organization of the book -- 2. Properties of allocated goods -- Types of properties -- Honorary societies, social organization, s and awards -- Distributional allocations: the case of political decisions -- Causal model I: effects of properties of allocated goods -- Causal model II: political allocations -- 3. General factors influencing allocation decisions -- Constraints on allocators -- Situations involving open competition among allocators -- Controlling the competitors -- Causal model III: factors influencing allocation decisions -- 4. Allocator decision processes -- Allocator goals -- Time perspectives of allocators and Model IV -- Deviant or corrupt allocator practices -- Causal Model V: allocator decision processes -- 5. Eligibility pools -- Explicit, qualified, and potential pools -- Sequential pools -- Hierarchical pools -- Structures of sequential and hierarchical pools -- Pool entry and withdrawal processes -- Causal Model VI: eligibility pools -- 6. Decision processes in sequential pools -- Pools controlled by competitors of their agents -- Allocator controls over prior processes -- Shifting standards in sequential pool setups -- Causal Model VII: decision processes in sequential pools -- 7. Reactive processes: equity and distributive justice -- Equality and need as criteria for allocation -- Equity as the criterion for allocation -- Allocator defenses -- Causal Model VIII: reactive processes and distributive justice -- 8. Toward an agenda for research.

ISBN

• 0803943393
• 9780803943391
• 0803943407
• 9780803943407

LCCN

91022015

OCLC

• ocm23972146
• 23972146
• SCSB-1925656

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library