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Why We Disagree about Inequality: Social Justice vs. Social Order 1st Edition

by John Iceland (Author), Eric Silver (Author), Ilana Redstone (Author)

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Why do we disagree about the causes of and solutions to social inequality? What explains our different viewpoints on Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, income inequality, and immigration?

In this tightly argued book, John Iceland, Eric Silver, and Ilana Redstone show how two clashing worldviews – one emphasizing Social Justice and another Social Order – are preventing Americans from solving their most pressing social problems.

The authors show how each worldview provides a different understanding of human nature, morality, social change, and the wisdom of the past. They argue that, before Americans can find lasting solutions to today’s seemingly intractable societal challenges, they will need to recognize that each side possesses a wisdom the other lacks. Only then can we achieve the common ground and consensus we seek.

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“Americans disagree over the priority of social justice and social order. This simple framework does an astonishing amount of moral, political, and empirical work in explaining contention over fractious issues of racial, gender, and class inequalities, as well as who deserves to become an American. If any book can make us communicate better and engage more effectively, this is the one.”
Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University

“It might be thought that the typical person’s views about gender, racial, or income inequality are a booming-buzzing admixture of beliefs that accrete in happenstance fashion. Not so! In this elegant contribution, it’s argued that there are but two inequality worldviews in play, each very coherently organized around different first principles. A bold analysis of the cultural underpinnings of today’s inequality wars.”
David B. Grusky, Stanford University

“Original and persuasive. The ‘culture war’ is one of the most important and most discussed but also ill-defined issues shaping contemporary society. The book offers a very useful and well-argued framework for explaining the differences between the two warring parties in the culture war.”
Luke Hildyard, Director of the High Pay Centre

About the Author

John Iceland is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University.

Eric Silver is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at The Pennsylvania State University.

Ilana Redstone is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Polity; 1st edition (April 17, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 150955713X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509557134
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches

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John Iceland is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State University. His research focuses on social demography, racial residential segregation, poverty, and immigration issues. His books include Race and Ethnicity in America (2017), Portrait of America (2014), Poverty in America (3rd edition published in 2013), and Where We Live Now: Immigration and Race in the United States (2009), all published by University of California Press. His webpage is at: http://sociology.la.psu.edu/people/jdi10
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Ilana Redstone is a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds a joint PhD in Sociology and Demography from the University of Pennsylvania.
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This book generates more understanding and appreciation of the two predominant approaches to addressing social inequality in our country.

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The best book I read all year! As someone who deeply loves America and its ideals, wants it to succeed, and understands the political dynamics, the fact is we are coming apart from within. Our greatest gift to the world is our diversity of learned and lived experiences, our melting pot of ideals, character, and tolerance. They explain in detail the social justice v. social order theory, apply it to today's hot button issues, and leave you with a way of encouraging open speech and debate, a media that doesn't censor, and an education system that presents all sides and encourages us to critically think.

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