The idea of class is hotly debated. 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. This 2005 book surveys six major approaches to the analysis of class. List of figures
viii
List of tables
ix
List of contributors
x
Introduction
1(3)
ERIK OLIN WRIGHT
1 Foundations of a neo-Marxist class analysis
4(27)
ERIK OLIN WRIGHT
2 Foundations of a neo-Weberian class analysis
31(20)
RICHARD BREEN
3 Foundations of a neo-Durkheimian class analysis
51(31)
DAVID GRUSKY IN COLLABORATION WITH GABRIELA GALESCU
4 Foundations of Pierre Bourdieu's class analysis
82(37)
ELLIOT B. WEININGER
5 Foundations of a rent-based class analysis
119(33)
AAGE B. SØRENSEN
6 Foundations of a post-class analysis
152(28)
JAN PAKULSKI
Conclusion: If "class" is the answer, what is the question?
180(13)
ERIK OLIN WRIGHT
References
193(14)
Index
207
