WHAT IS CLASS
What is class
The idea of class has long been a central concept in sociology. The concept of class has had a long and troubled history within sociology. We might date it origins in the 18th century of the Scottish Enlightenment. The idea of class is used by Adam Smith (1723-90), the 'father' of modern economics. Smith lived at a time when European societies were being transformed from feudal and largely agricultural societies into modern …
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…MarshaII,G (1989) In Praise of Sociology (Hutchinson)
And I will never get tired of recommending the work of Scott on 'the old boy network':
Scott,J (1990) The Sociology of Elites, 3 vols. (Edward Elgar)
Scott,J (1992) Who Governs Britain? (Polity)
Scott,J (1996) Stratification & Power: Structures of Class, Status & Command (Polity)
For new directions on class try
Eder,K.:(1993) The New Politics Of Class (Sage)
Esping-Anderson,G (1993) Changing Classes (Sage)
Saunders, P (1996) Capitalism: A Social Audit. (Routledge)
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