Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification

Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski

UNC Press Books, 1984 - Social Science - 495 pages

Using a dialectical view of the development of thought in the discipline, Gerhard Lenski describes the outlines of an emerging synthesis of theories.

About the author

Gerhard E. Lenski is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is author of The Religious Factor: A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics and, with Jean Lenski, Human Societies.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification
• Author: Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: UNC Press Books, 1984
• ISBN: 0807841196, 9780807841198
• Length: 495 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Social Classes; Social Science / Sociology / General