Understanding Social Stratification

Social Class

Bibliographic Data

ID23670976
AuthorsTony Bilton (Anglia Ruskin University), Kevin Bonnett (Anglia Ruskin University), Pip Jones (Anglia Ruskin University), David Skinner (0000-0002-8169-3958), Michelle Stanworth (Anglia Ruskin University), Andrew Webster (0000-0002-5782-0793, Anglia Ruskin University)
Year1996
Pages137-168
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueIntroductory Sociology (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherMacmillan Education UK (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/978-1-349-24712-7_6
OpenAlexW2498343694
ISBN9781349247127
LanguageEN
References cited16

After introducing the importance of stratification to sociological analysis, this chapter explores the concept of social class, and asks whether class is still a significant feature of contemporary society. You should gain a sense of the different approaches to social class, and how these build on but go beyond the classical Marxist and Weberian perspectives. You should also be able to understand the substantive issues that surround the debates over wealth and poverty in industrialised societies.

Class (philosophy) · Class analysis · Epistemology · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Social class · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · Stratification (seeds) · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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