Social classes

Microsociologists seek to capture social life as it is experienced, and in recent decades no one has championed the microsociological approach more fiercely than Randall Collins.

The first decade of the twentieth century was the Ottoman Empire's 'imperial twilight'.

Based on a carefully contextualized and critical study, this book tells how France's dominant social and political ideology and prevailing cultural conventions abate the effects of race and anxiety within school choice, here focused on public-school middle-class parents living among immigrants in the diverse Paris suburbs.

The Richer, The Poorer charts the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor and the mechanisms that link wealth and impoverishment.

In the years 1849 and 1850, Henry Mayhew was the metropolitan correspondent of the Morning Chronicle in its national survey of labour and the poor.

The economic crisis has brought social differences to the fore, reinventing the old question of inequality as democracy's missed opportunity.

Originally published in 1980 at a time when the discipline of sociology was still relatively young in Australia, The Inheritance of Inequality is an important contribution to the study of social mobility in Australia.

This book, first published in 1989, addresses an issue that stood at the centre of sociological concern - the changing character of industrial societies.

The challenge of how to ensure that working families see their living standards improve over time is central in rich countries.

The book's central focus explores several "e;myths"e; associated with American entrepreneurship: the idea that small business owners are "e;job creators"e;; that entrepreneurs are the "e;backbone"e; or "e;engine"e; of the economy; that entrepreneurship provides a path of economic mobility for immigrants, ethnic and racial minorities, and women; that the Horatio Algiers "e;rags to riches"e; story is possible for anyone willing to work hard.

This book examines the politics of social, cultural and political recognition of caste groups in North India.

Social differentiation, poverty and the emergence of the newly rich occasioned by the collapse of the Soviet Union have seldom been analysed from a class perspective.

Since September 2011, the Occupy movement has captured the world's imagination.

American families are far more diverse and complex today than they were 50 years ago.

In these works Professor Jordan studies the origins of modern social and cultural institutions in England.

A classic account of low-wage workers' organization that the US Department of Labor calls one of the "e;100 books that has shaped work in America.

This is a comprehensive volume describing historical background of the movement of the scheduled castes in South India for freedom and social justice, and further covering peasant movements, peasant struggles, agrarian revolts, non-cooperation movement, unrest in A.

Bringing together for the first time sexual and industrial labour as the means to understand gender, work and class in modern Japan and Korea, this book shows that a key feature of the industrialisation of these countries was the associated development of a modern sex labour industry.

This groundbreaking book explores the relevance of queer theory to Translation Studies and of translation to Global Sexuality Studies.

Industrial discipline in mining, quarrying, brickmaking and other classes of mineral work was very different to that in nineteenth-century factories and mills.

'Life was a wordless battle of wits between us, with her keeping a sharp look-out for signs of neglect, and me trying to disguise my slovenliness by subterfuge.

Housing insecurity, intensified employment anxiety, access to adequate services, and fear of personal and structural violence are some of the issues troubling today's cities and municipalities.

Originally published in 1978, Schools in an Urban Community is an ethnography of the Carbrook and Hill Top area of the Attercliffe district of Sheffield before it was cleared for redevelopment.

This book examines social patterns in 2,000 mass shootings in the United States between 2013 through 2020.

This book provides a one-stop resource for understanding the full dimensions of income inequality in the United States, including chief socioeconomic drivers of inequality and proposals to reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in America.

This book, first published in 1991, demonstrates that Marx is the legitimate founder of what was to become the critical theory of society.

An antidote to bigotry and a “perfect primer for readers seeking factual, realistic portrayals of the rural and working-class experience” (Los Angeles Times).

In this selection of recent essays, Pollock insightfully engages all major areas of contemporary theory, especially focusing on sexed subjectivities, post-colonialism and Marxist-informed history.

The personal is not only political, it’s also economic and sexual: as a society, we’re encouraged to view economics as objective science far removed from us—when in reality it has concrete and far-reaching effects on our everyday lives.

We live in a time of dynamic, but generally regressive regime change-a period in which major political transformations and a rollback of a half-century of legislation are accelerated under conditions of a prolonged and deepening economic crisis and a worldwide offensive against the citizenry and the working class.

Sociological literature tends to view the social categories of race, class and gender as distinct and has avoided discussing how multiple intersections inform and contribute to experiences of injustice and inequity.

We know very little about variations in urban class and ethnic segregation among nations and even less about differences among cities in different regions of the world.

First published in 1972, Victorian Aspirations is the story of the personal struggles and achievements of Charles and Mary Booth, as remembered by their families and as revealed in private family papers, especially in their letters to each other.

This book looks at the contested relationship between Adivasis or the indigenous peoples, migrants and the state in India.

Attitudes are evaluations of people, places, things, and ideas.

When Rape was Legal is the first book to solely focus on the widespread rape perpetrated against enslaved black women by white men in the United States.

Challenging the inference in social science that taking subjectivity into account somehow conflicts with approaches that emphasize the reality of the material conditions of existence, this book shows how subjective perceptions of one's future can help to capture class and inequality, considering the extent to which material conditions (such as wealth, income, and power) are revealed by subjective indicators.

This book is the first of its kind: a historical inquiry into the family life of British diplomats between 1945 and 1990.

'Popular Struggles or One Struggle?

Cruel Habitations (1974) looks at the pre-industrial background in which housing problems are rooted, with the decay of towns and the unsuccessful attempts to better their condition by public health reforms, by charitable agencies and by building societies - and with legislative action in Parliament towards housing reform.

Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequalityexplores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one's success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics.

COVID-19: Individual Rights and Community Responsibilities provides critical insights into the tensions between individual rights and community responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How do we understand, imagine and remember childhood?

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook on Aging and Work is a comprehensive resource for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking a broad overview of interrelated topics concerning the aging workforce or insightful discussions of specific issues and challenges facing people in the demographic.

CLASS IS DEAD!

This study is an attempt at explaining the social structure of India with reference to untouchability.

Through an in-depth case study of the black professional middle class in Oakland, this book provides an analysis of the experiences of black professionals in the workplace, community, and local politics.

This succinct introductory text argues that class remains a key concept in sociology.

This book uses an intersectional approach to explore the ways in which girls and adults in school systems hold multiple realities, negotiate tensions, cultivate hope and resilience, resist oppression, and envision transformation.