num_pages: 224
description: Status is ubiquitous in modern life yet our understanding of its role as a driver of inequality is limited. In Status sociologist and social psychologist Cecilia Ridgeway examines how this ancient and universal form of inequality influences todays ostensibly meritocratic institutions and why it matters. She illuminates the complex ways in which status affects human interactions as we work together towards common goals such as in classroom discussions family decisions or workplace deliberations.
language: English
title: Status: Why Is It Everywhere? Why Does It Matter?
publisher: Russell Sage Foundation