An introductory account of the concept of class stratification, of contemporary approaches to the study of class, and of current debates about its role in the study of society. Definitions and an analysis of different theoretical approaches to class are accompanied by empirical material which compares the class structures of a range of countries and examines social mobility in cross-national perspective.
| ISBN: | 9780745012681 |
| Publication date: | 19th December 1994 |
| Author: | Richard Breen, David B. Rottman |
| Publisher: | Prentice-Hall an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 218 pages |
| Genres: |
Social classes |