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Approaches to class analysis /

The idea of class is hotly debated. Some people believe that classes have largely dissolved in contemporary societies; others believe class remains one of the fundamental forms of social inequality and social power. This book surveys six major approaches to the analysis of class.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wright, Erik Olin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Foundations of a neo-Marxist class analysis; The big picture: what the Marxist concept of class is all about; Conceptual components of class analysis; The explanatory claims: the fundamental metathesis of class analysis; Marxist class analysis; The pay-off: what are the advantages of the Marxist strategy of class analysis?; 2 Foundations of a neo-Weberian class analysis; Introduction; Social class in the work of Max Weber; The aims of class analysis.