The Concept of Class
Author : Peter Calvert
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Peter Calvert
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Clyde Barrow
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472128086
Marx and Engels’ concept of the “lumpenproletariat,” or underclass (an anglicized, politically neutral term), appears in The Communist Manifesto and other writings. It refers to “the dangerous class, the social scum, that passively rotting mass thrown off by the lowest layers of old society,” whose lowly status made its residents potential tools of the capitalists against the working class. Surprisingly, no one has made a substantial study of the lumpenproletariat in Marxist thought until now. Clyde Barrow argues that recent discussions about the downward spiral of the American white working class (“its main problem is that it is not working”) have reactivated the concept of the lumpenproletariat, despite long held belief that it is a term so ill-defined as not to be theoretical. Using techniques from etymology, lexicology, and translation, Barrow brings analytical coherence to the concept of the lumpenproletariat, revealing it to be an inherent component of Marx and Engels’ analysis of the historical origins of capitalism. However, a proletariat that is destined to decay into an underclass may pose insurmountable obstacles to a theory of revolutionary agency in post-industrial capitalism. Barrow thus updates historical discussions of the lumpenproletariat in the context of contemporary American politics and suggests that all post-industrial capitalist societies now confront the choice between communism and dystopia.
Author : John Scott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780415132978
Author : Stephen Edgell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 2008-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134927614
This succinct introductory text argues that class remains a key concept in sociology. The author examines the classic contributions of Marx and Weber and the recent works of Wright and Goldthorpe. The book provides students with an accessible review of class structures, social mobility, inequality, politics and the potential classlessnes of Britain and America.
Author : Erik Olin Wright
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 23,45 MB
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1781689210
Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism Few ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others insist on its centrality to contemporary capitalism. It is said its relevance is limited to explaining individuals’ economic conditions and opportunities, while at the same time argued that it is a structural feature of macro-power relations. In Understanding Class, leading left sociologist Erik Olin Wright interrogates the divergent meanings of this fundamental concept in order to develop a more integrated framework of class analysis. Beginning with the treatment of class in Marx and Weber, proceeding through the writings of Charles Tilly, Thomas Piketty, Guy Standing, and others, and finally examining how class struggle and class compromise play out in contemporary society, Understanding Class provides a compelling view of how to think about the complexity of class in the world today.
Author : Erik Olin Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2000-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521663946
This textbook provides students with a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. Erik Olin Wright treats class as a common explanatory factor and examines three broad themes: class structure, class and gender, and class consciousness. Specific empirical studies include such diverse topics as class variations in the gender division of labour in housework; friendship networks across class boundaries; the American class structure since 1960; and cross-national variations in class consciousness. The author evaluates these studies in the light of expectations within the Marxist tradition of class analysis. This Student Edition of Class Counts thus combines Wright s sophisticated account of central and enduring questions in social theory with practical analyses of detailed social problems.
Author : Karl Kautsky
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,57 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Capital
ISBN :
Author : THORSTEIN. VEBLEN
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9781033057698
Author : John Hughes
Publisher :
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 11,94 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Equality
ISBN : 9780582389687
Author : Erik Olin Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 35,89 MB
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139444460
Few themes have been as central to sociology as 'class' and yet class remains a perpetually contested idea. Sociologists disagree not only on how best to define the concept of class but on its general role in social theory and indeed on its continued relevance to the sociological analysis of contemporary society. 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. Some see class as a narrow economic phenomenon whilst others adopt an expansive conception that includes cultural dimensions as well as economic conditions. This 2005 book explores the theoretical foundations of six major perspectives of class with each chapter written by an expert in the field. It concludes with a conceptual map of these alternative approaches by posing the question: 'If class is the answer, what is the question?'