Financialization refers to the increasing importance of finance, financial markets, and
financial institutions to the workings of the economy. This article reviews evidence on the …

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic
inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global …

What becomes of class when residential property prices in major cities around the world
accrue more income in a year than the average wage worker? This paper investigates the …

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as
democratic. Foodies frequent 'hole in the wall'ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in …

American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency is a careful
exploration of the forces that led to the election of the 45th president of the United States …

Finance is an inescapable part of American life. From how one pursues an education, buys
a home, runs a business, or saves for retirement, finance orders the lives of ordinary …

Research on financialization has been constrained by limited suitable measures for cases
outside of the for-profit sector. Using the case of US higher education, we consider …

The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations
Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre …

A growing body of research documents the importance of studying households in the top
one percent of US income distribution because they control enormous resources. However …

The white-collar ideal worker norm helps to explain why social inequality persists in the
workplace, yet the concept reflects corporate workplaces of the mid-twentieth century. This …