Class Counts Student Edition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Class analysis; Part I. Structural Analyses of Class: 2. Class structure; 3. The transformation of the American class structure, 1960-1990; 4. The fall and rise of the petty bourgeoisie; 5. The permeability of class boundaries; Part II. Class and Gender: 6. Conceptualizing the interaction of class and gender; 7. Individuals, families and class analysis; 8. The non-effects of class on the gendered division of labor in housework; 9. The gender gap in workplace authority; Part III. Class Structure and Class Consciousness: 10. A general model of class consciousness and class formation; 11. Class consciousness and class formation in Sweden, the USA and Japan; Part IV. Conclusion: 12. Confirmations, surprises and theoretical reconstructions.

Zusammenfassung

This textbook provides a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. Erik Olin Wright combines a sophisticated account of central and enduring questions in social theory with practical analyses of detailed social problems.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Erik Olin Wright, Erikolin Wright
• Mitarbeit: John Roemer (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521663946
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66394-6
• Seiten: 312
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Gewicht: 509 g
• Serie: Studies in Marxism and Social
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien