Class Stratification presents a new approach to the sociological study of stratification by anchoring it in individual behaviour. The authors argue that class position is a centrally important factor in determining the opportunities open to people and the constraints that they face in their everyday lives. The essence of class stratification is thus the unequal location of people and families within a structure of social power.Beginning with an examination of what sociologists mean by stratification (and class stratification in particular), the authors go on to discuss the legacy of Marx and Weber and the ideas of six contemporary class theorists. The book draws on data from Eastern and Central Europe, as well as the United States and Western Europe to show why class continues to be a centrally important concept in understanding contemporary societies.

Class and Stratification: A Comparative Perspective

Politics & Social Sciences

Breen, Richard

Rottman, David B.

Social Sciences

Harvester/Wheatsheaf

Understanding Contemporary Ireland: State, Class and Development in the Republic of Ireland

Whelan, Christopher

Hannan, Damian F

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Understanding Contemporary Ireland: State, Class and Development in the Irish Republic

History

Whelan, Christopher T.

Europe

Gill Macmillan Ltd

An introductory account of the concept of class stratification, of contemporary approaches to the study of class, and of current debates about its role in the study of society. Definitions and an analysis of different theoretical approaches to class are accompanied by empirical material which compares the class structures of a range of countries and examines social mobility in cross-national perspective.

Class Stratification: Comparative Perspectives

Sociology

Routledge

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