Class and Inequality in Britain
Social Stratification since 1945
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-631-19691-4 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory text provides an up-to-date overview of class and social stratification in postwar Britain, examining the nature and extent of social inequalities and their effects. Unlike traditional treatments of the subjects, the book addresses all forms of social division, moving away from an exclusively class-based analysis, which the new sociology is rapidly abandoning. The book includes discussion of such issues as ethnicity, gender and age, and examines the relationships between class and these other aspects of social inequality since World War II. The book should be of interest to students of sociology, social policy and contemporary history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-19691-4 (9780631196914)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Class and stratification in capitalist societies - a theoretical overview; class and stratification in Britain - the historical background to its material and ideological bases; the challenge from below - class and stratification in Britain between 1945 and 1951; "you've had it so good" - class and stratification in Britain in the sixties and seventies; the illusions shattered - class and stratification in Britain in the eighties and nineties; ethnicity and stratification; gender and stratification; age and stratification; class and stratification in Britain - has anything changed?; class and stratification in Britain - the perpetuation of inequalities; conclusions - continuity and change.