Class stratification : a comparative perspective

Author(s)

• Breen, Richard
• Rottman, David B.

Bibliographic Information

Class stratification : a comparative perspective

Richard Breen and David B. Rottman

Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1995

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-194) and index

Description and Table of Contents

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword: What This Book is About 1. Making Sense of Stratification 2. Stratification Theorists 3. Class Stratifications 4. Class Structure in Advanced Societies: Patterns and Variations 5. Social Mobility 6. Class in Geographical Perspective 7. Challenges to Class Analysis 8. Class and Social Power References Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA25062125
• ISBN:
  • 074501268X
• LCCN: 94029721
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 206 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 361.8
  • NDC8 : 361.8
  • LCC : HT609
  • DC20 : 305.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Social classes
  • FREE : Social classes