TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Generic Processes in the Reproduction of Inequality: An Interactionist Analysis
JO  - Social forces
A1  - Schwalbe, Michael
A1  - Godwin, Sandra
A1  - Holden, Daphne
A1  - Schrock, Douglas
A1  - Thompson, Shealy
A1  - Wolkomir, Michele
SP  - 419
EP  - 452
VL  - 79
IS  - 2
N2  - The study of inequality has been largely defined as the study of its measurable extent, degree, and consequences. It is no less important, however, to understand the interactive processes through which inequalities are created and reproduced in concrete settings. The qualitative research that bears on understanding these processes has not yet been consolidated, and thus its theoretical value remains unrealized. In this article we inductively derive from the literature a sensitizing theory of the generic processes through which inequality is reproduced. The major processes that we identify are othering, subordinate adaptation, boundary maintenance, and emotion management. We argue that conceiving the reproduction of inequality in terms of these generic processes can resolve theoretical problems concerning the connection between local action and extralocal inequalities, and concerning the nature of inequality itself.<p /> 
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SN  - 0037-7732
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2675505
ID  - ref1
ER  -