The Affluent Worker in the Class Structure

This final book in The Affluent Worker series contains the findings and conclusions on the extent of working class embourgeoisment.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction: the debate on the working class; 2. The design of the research; 3. The world of work; 4. The pattern of sociability; 5. Aspirations and social perspectives; 6. Conclusion: the affluent worker in the class structure; Appendixes; References; Index.

Summary

This final book in The Affluent Worker series was originally published in 1969. It contains the findings and conclusions on the issues the research was specifically designed to investigate - the extent of working class embourgeoisment. This thesis is examined in the several contexts of work, sociability, social aspirations and imagery.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Bechhofer, John H. Goldthorpe, David Lockwood, David Dr Lockwood
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521095334
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09533-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Sociology
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories