Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction Erik Olin Wright; 1. Foundations of a neo-Marxist class analysis Erik Olin Wright; 2. Foundations of a neo-Weberian class analysis Richard Breen; 3. Foundations of a neo-Durkheimian class analysis David Grusky and Gabriela Galescu; 4. Foundations of Bourdieu's class analysis Elliot B. Weininger; 5. Foundations of a rent-based class analysis Aage B. Sørensen; 6. Foundations of a post-class analysis Jan Pakulski; Conclusion: if 'class' is the answer, what is the question? Erik Olin Wright; References; Index.

Promotional Information

This 2005 book surveys six different approaches to the analysis of class, exploring the range of views on this important topic.

About the Author

Erik Olin Wright is Vilas Distinguished Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin. His recent books include Deepening Democracy: institutional innovations in empowered participatory governance (2003), Class Counts: student edition (Cambridge, 2000) and Class Counts: Comparative Studies in Class Analysis (Cambridge, 1997).

Reviews

'… a very useful book on the sociology of class. … textbook-like coverage … excellent introductory and concluding chapters …' Anthropological Science