Class Stratification: Comparative Perspectives
- ISBN-10
- 1317866894
- ISBN-13
- 9781317866893
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-03
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Richard Breen, David B. Rottman
Description
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.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective
By David B. GruskyUpdated and highly accessible, the fourth edition of Social Stratification provides refreshing take on existing theories, incorporates the latest data, and lends new perspectives to classic debates.
-
Social Class and Stratification
By Peter SaundersAn introductory text about class and inequality in modern Britain. Written specifically for students following a basic course in sociology, its breadth, originality and style mean it will appeal to a much wider readership.
-
Social Class and Stratification: Classic Statements and Theoretical Debates
By Rhonda F. LevineBringing together the classic statements on social stratification, this collection offers the most significant contributions to ongoing debates on the nature of race, class, and gender inequality.
-
Class and Stratification
By Rosemary CromptonThis third edition of Class and Stratification has been extensively revised, expanded and updated, incorporating discussions of contemporary economic and social change.
-
Handbook on Class and Social Stratification in China
By Yingjie GuoThe Handbook on Class and Social Stratification in China explores critical contemporary topics which are rarely put in perspective or schematized, therefore placing it at the forefront of progressive scholarship.
-
Social Inequality and Social Stratification in U.S. Society
By Christopher DoobIn Open Wounds: The Long View of Race in America, historian William Evans indicated that “the imprint of slavery on the nation is still visible” (Evans 2009, 1). In other words social reproduction still unfolds along racial lines.
-
Social Stratification: The Interplay of Class, Race, and Gender
By Daniel W. RossidesThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of social stratification using both Marxian and liberal perspectives. The Second Edition has been updated and rewritten throughout to...
-
Inequality and Stratification: Race, Class, and Gender
By Robert A. RothmanUsing a concise and easy-to-understand style, this text provides an integrated approach to the implications of social class, race and ethnicity, and gender-explaining how each relates to economic, social, and political inequality.
-
Class and Social Stratification in Post-Revolution China
By James L. WatsonThis 1984 book deals with those social transformations which occurred in Chinese society since the revolution in 1949.
-
Does Class Matter: Social Stratification and Orientations in Singapore
By Ern Ser TanThis book provides a comprehensive portrait of class structure, dynamics, and orientations in Singapore ? understood as a new nation, a capitalist and emerging knowledge economy, a largely middle-class society, and a polity with a strong ...