Deep inequality : understanding the new normal and how to challenge it / Earl Wysong and Robert Perrucci.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forbes reports that the richest 1 percent of the world's population owns nearly half the world's wealth, and the gap between the richest and poorest of the world only continues to increase. Deep Inequality looks behind these stark statistics to understand not only wealth inequality but also rising disparities in other elements of life--from education to the media. The authors argue that inequality has become so pervasive that it is the new normal. When we do recognize troubling inequality, we look at individual or small-scale problems without understanding the broader structural issues that shape the economy, the global political system, and more. Only by understanding the structural forces at play can we recognize the deep divisions in our society and work for meaningful change. Deep Inequality explains the changing landscape of inequality to help readers see society in a new way. -- Back cover.

When worlds collide : the new normal meets structural realities -- Income and wealth inequality : the new class structure -- The new economy : national and global dimensions -- The new workplace : employers, employment, workers -- The new normal politics : money, class, and power -- The new normal education : public schools and colleges -- The information and culture industries : pacification and resistance -- The future of inequality : polarization, gridlock, and global warming -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.