Class Counts Student Edition - Rilegato

Wright, Erik Olin

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521663091 ISBN 13: 9780521663090

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Riassunto

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

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Descrizione del libro

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.

Contenuti

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521663091
• ISBN 13: 9780521663090
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 310
• Contatto del produttore: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italia