| Title | Broken Down by Race and Gender? Sociological Explanations of New Sources of Earnings Inequality |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Leicht, Kevin T. |
| Journal | Annual Review of Sociology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 237-255 |
| ISSN | 0360-0572 |
| Abstract | Group gaps research risks irrelevance because new forms of earnings inequality are increasing inequality within groups. This review attempts to stimulate more broad-ranging research on earnings inequality beyond the study of average gender and racial gaps. After reviewing some of the problems with research on average group gaps, I provide a brief review of more recent attempts to transcend traditional group gaps research, and I point to some areas where there is still substantive neglect. The review ends with suggestions for ways to correct these problems and for inequality researchers to reconnect with a commitment to more comprehensive theoretical models that interrogate multiple sources of inequality. |
| URL | https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134627 |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.soc.34.040507.134627 |
| Short Title | Broken Down by Race and Gender? |
