An introductory account of the concept of class stratification, of contemporary approaches to the study of class, and of current debates about its role in the study of society. Definitions and an analysis of different theoretical approaches to class are accompanied by empirical material which compares the class structures of a range of countries and examines social mobility in cross-national perspective.
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Foreword: What This Book is About
1. Making Sense of Stratification
2. Stratification Theorists
3. Class Stratifications
4. Class Structure in Advanced Societies: Patterns and Variations
5. Social Mobility
6. Class in Geographical Perspective
7. Challenges to Class Analysis
8. Class and Social Power
References
Index
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Product details
ISBN
9781138144484
Published
2016-07-10
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
453 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
218