Social Class in Modern Britain
1st Edition
Published on 10. August 2005
336 pages
978-1-134-85894-1 (ISBN)
Description
The book incorporates three alternative conceptions of class. Erik Olin Wright's structural Marxist account is set alongside John Goldthorpe's occupational class schema, and the Registrar-General's prestige and skill-related categories. The authors use their unique data on inequality and conflict in contemporary Britain to provide, for the first time, a rigourous comparison of Marxist, sociological and official class frameworks. The book ranges widely across such topics as sectionalism in the workforce; privatism of families and individuals; fatalism; gender and class processes; sectoral production and consumption cleavages. The authors conclude that class is still crucial in structuring economic, political and social life.
Reviews / Votes
`There are some very thought-provoking findings here ... The publication of this book, by any standards represents a major landmark in the development of British social research.' - Times Higher Education SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
4,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-85894-1 (9781134858941)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Gordon Marshall | Howard Newby | David Rose
Social Class in Modern Britain
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Gordon Marshall | Howard Newby | David Rose
Social Class in Modern Britain
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Persons
Marshall, Gordon; Newby, Howard; Rose, David; Vogler, Carol
Content
List of tables; Preface Social class and social inequality When is a social class? Constructing the Wright classes Class formation and social mobility The structure of class processes The moral order of a capitalist society Making and unmaking class consciousness Goodbye to social class? Class politics Conclusion Bibliography; Appendix - technical details of the British survey; Coda - constructing the Goldthorpe classes; Index
