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What Has Sociology to Contribute to the Study of Inequality Trends? A Historical and Comparative Perspective

Thomas A. DiPrete

Columbia University, New York

Most of the empirical and theoretical research on the rising inequality trend in American labor markets has occurred within labor economics despite long-standing sociological interest in the structure of inequality and despite strong evidence that the trend was produced by institutional as well as technological forces. Several reasons for this imbalance are discussed. The fact of differing inequality trends in the United States and Europe offers an additional perspective on the potential explanations for the American trends. This comparative perspective highlights the role of institutions in producing inequality trends and suggests strategies for potentially productive sociological research on these issues.

Key Words: earnings inequality • social mobility • inequality • mobility • trends

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 50, No. 5, 603-618 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206295009
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