Class, Subjectivity and Parochialism
A Reflection and an Introduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22335773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Alexander (0000-0002-4749-391X, South African College of Applied Psychology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society in Transition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-9852 • E-ISSN: 2072-1978 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21528586.2010.516113 |
| OpenAlex | W2056150683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
The article introduces a special issue on comprehending class. It does so by situating five articles – one on each of Brazil, India, China and two on South Africa – within the context of a reflection on key sociological texts published over the past ten years, specifically in the USA and the UK. The debate between the 'occupation-aggregate' approach and 'culturalist class analysis' is reviewed. An argument is made for distinguishing between class and subjectivity, using this as the basis for drawing together research from competing paradigms and for developing a new research agenda. Within this it is possible to situate new research on identity, which begins to analyse ambivalent identities and the way in which working-class and middle-class identities may be constituted differently, the former related more to economic concerns, the latter more to culture. Critically, the literature is taken to task for its parochialism, and a case is made for an internationalist approach to the sociology of class. This argument is underlined by a summary of the articles that follow. Keywords: Classcultureidentityoccupation aggregatesubjectivity
Epistemology · Hindsight bias · Parochialism · Political science · Sociology · Subjectivity · Computer Science · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
Class, crisis, and the state
The class struggle in the ancient Greek world
Foundations of a neo-Weberian class analysis
Die vielköpfige Hydra
Making of the English Working Class
Distinction
Social Status and Cultural Consumption
Class, Self, Culture
Foundations of a neo-Marxist class analysis
Culture, Class, Distinction
One Class or Two? The Labour Reserve and ‘Surplus Population’ in Marx and Contemporary Soweto
Distinction
Moving Histories of Class and Community
Class Counts
Racializing Class,Classifying Race
Class and Conflict in an Industrial Society
Class
Rethinking Class
The Future of Class in History
Approaches to Class Analysis
Formations of Class and Gender
The Dynamics of Working-Class Politics
Workers of the World
On Sociology
Global Ethnography
Social Class in America and Britain
Class and Class Conflict in Six Western Nations
Class belonging
Class and Status
The Making of the English Working Class
Class and employment
Class and Cultural Division in the UK
Unpacking 'Class Ambivalence
Class Identities and the Identity of Class
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |