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The moral significance of class /
"The Moral Significance of Class analyses the moral aspects of people's experience of class inequalities. Class affects not only our material wealth but our access to things, relationships and practices which we have reason to value, including the esteem or respect of others and hence our...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Moral Significance of Class analyses the moral aspects of people's experience of class inequalities. Class affects not only our material wealth but our access to things, relationships and practices which we have reason to value, including the esteem or respect of others and hence our sense of self-worth. It shapes the kind of people we become and our chances of living a fulfilling life. Yet contemporary culture is increasingly 'in denial' about class, finding it embarrassing to acknowledge, even though it can often be blatantly obvious. By drawing upon concepts from moral philosophy and social theory and applying them to empirical studies of class, this fascinating and accessible study shows how people are valued in a context in which their life-chances and achievements are objectively affected by the lottery of birth class, and by forces which have little to do with their moral qualities or other merits."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 247 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511113625 9780511113628 9780511488863 0511488866 1107141281 9781107141285 1280416262 9781280416262 0511181434 9780511181436 0511198140 9780511198144 0511299168 9780511299162 0511113110 9780511113116 |