TEACHSOC: Time-tested sociological insights

[John Glass]

I guess I misunderstood the question; I don't see recent trends as being "time-tested" sociological insights. it appears to me that what people have been posting are trends and are not related to sociological insights.   IMO, the definition of the situation is a sociological insight; are there empirical data to support it? guess it depends on who you ask. is it time-tested? i think so; and longer than just one hundred years or so.   growing inequality VS intergenerational transfer of resources can mutually coexist; one does not exclude the other. why do the rich stay rich? because they keep the money within the family, even if it is MORE money as a result of growing inequality. i don't think that intergeneratinal transfer of resources is something that is limited to the US, either; i would bet it is a cultural universal . Charon argues that the social class structure has remained fairly constant since the Civil War, despite all of the governmental interventions, tax breaks, etc. this is also supported by years of data on social mobility.   john --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---