Format:
XXXV, 576 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0-521-55387-3
,
0-521-55646-5
Series Statement:
Studies in Marxism and social theory
Content:
Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies. What unites the topics is not a preoccupation with a common object of explanation, but rather a common explanatory factor: class. Four broad themes are explored: class structure and its transformation; the permeability of class boundaries; class and gender; and class consciousness. The specific empirical studies include such diverse topics as the sexual division of labor in housework, gender differences in managerial authority, friendship networks in the class structure, the expansion of self-employment in the United States in the past two decades, and the class consciousness of state and private-sector employees
Content:
The results of these studies are then evaluated in terms of how they confirm certain expectations within the Marxist tradition of class analysis and how they pose challenging surprises
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
Soziale Klasse
;
Klassenbewusstsein
;
Klassentheorie
;
Gesellschaft
;
Analyse
;
Klassentheorie
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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Author information:
Wright, Erik Olin 1947-2019
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