"The Second Edition of Worlds Apart: Social Inequalities in a Global Economy probes social inequalities in the American context. Global inequalities, however, are increasingly bound up with social stratification and inequality in the United States. The Second Edition of this innovative book reflects that trend. It is the only undergraduate text that provides a sociological framework for analyzing inequality within U.S. society as well as analyzing the relationship between global stratification systems and internal systems of inequality. Author Scott Sernau places each issue and dimension of inequality in the context of a changing global economy." "Worlds Apart is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying social stratification and inequality in sociology programs. It is also a textbook for other sociology courses such as race, ethnicity, gender, and class and social problems."--Jacket.