Inequality & Violence in the United States: Casualties of Capitalism

By Barbara H. Chasin

Book Overview

The second edition of Inequality and Violence in the United States: Casualties of Capitalism (2004) won the Best Book of the Year award from the Marxist Section of the American Sociological Association. In the third edition, Dr. Chasin updates and expands the previous material, discussing the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid crisis, access to firearms, and white supremacist movements. Written in a readable, accessible style, this book is a thoroughly documented account of the importance of connecting economic and political inequalities to dangers people face. The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing both structural and organizational violence, as well as discussing forms of interpersonal violence. Chasin analyzes relationships between social class, race/ethnicity, gender, and the three forms of violence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159102160X
• ISBN13: 9781591021605
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

outstanding classroom resource

I have used this text a few times to teach courses on violence in United States culture, and it is an indispensible tool for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of how corporate capitalism endorses and perpetuates the worst kinds of inequality in the U.S.--not to mention outside of it. Dr. Chasin should update it if only to add the BP Gulf Coast oil spill to the list of atrocities resulting from sociopathic greed. Read it and weep.

Thorough and insightful.

Inequality and Violence in the United States is a very thorough and informative book that looks at how inequality contributes to the high level of violence in the United States. Its main focus is on organizational and structural violence (which results from the decisions of the powerful) but Chasin examines interpersonal violence as well, including violence perpetuated by hate groups and violence against women. The book is packed with useful information and revealing insights.