Beschreibung:
This textbook provides a lively exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding contemporary social issues.
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.