Social classes

Many of the women whose names are known to history from Classical Athens were metics or immigrants, linked in the literature with assumptions of being 'sexually exploitable.

First published in 1976, the essays in this volume are concerned with the distribution of income and wealth.

First published in 1976, the essays in this volume are concerned with the distribution of income and wealth.

Ernest Aves (1857-1917) was an influential social analyst and civil servant.

Ernest Aves (1857-1917) was an influential social analyst and civil servant.

Integrating a focus on gender with Marx's surplus-based notion of class, this book offers a one-of-a-kind analysis of family farms in the United States.

Integrating a focus on gender with Marx's surplus-based notion of class, this book offers a one-of-a-kind analysis of family farms in the United States.

In Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids, Second Edition, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do.

In Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids, Second Edition, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do.

Though Asian Indians are typically thought of as a "e;model minority"e;, not much is known about the school experiences of their children.

Though Asian Indians are typically thought of as a "e;model minority"e;, not much is known about the school experiences of their children.

Celebrity Culture and the American Dream, Second Edition considers how major economic and historical factors shaped the nature of celebrity culture as we know it today, retaining the first edition's examples from the first celebrity fan magazines of 1911 to the present and expanding to include updated examples and additional discussion on the role of the internet and social media in today's celebrity culture.

Celebrity Culture and the American Dream, Second Edition considers how major economic and historical factors shaped the nature of celebrity culture as we know it today, retaining the first edition's examples from the first celebrity fan magazines of 1911 to the present and expanding to include updated examples and additional discussion on the role of the internet and social media in today's celebrity culture.

Diversity and Design explores how design - whether of products, buildings, landscapes, cities, media, or systems - affects diverse members of society.

Diversity and Design explores how design - whether of products, buildings, landscapes, cities, media, or systems - affects diverse members of society.

Recent efforts emphasize the roles that privilege and elite education play in shaping affluent youths' identities.

Recent efforts emphasize the roles that privilege and elite education play in shaping affluent youths' identities.

This collection of original essays takes a new look at race in urban spaces by highlighting the intersection of the physical separation of minority groups and the social processes of their marginalization.

This collection of original essays takes a new look at race in urban spaces by highlighting the intersection of the physical separation of minority groups and the social processes of their marginalization.

Urban India is undergoing a rapid transformation, which also encompasses the educational sector.

Urban India is undergoing a rapid transformation, which also encompasses the educational sector.

This book is the first of its kind to apply social contextual analysis to the issue of poverty.

Health, Food and Social Inequality investigates how vast amounts of consumer data are used by the food industry to enable the social ranking of products, food outlets and consumers themselves, and how this influences food consumption patterns.

Health, Food and Social Inequality investigates how vast amounts of consumer data are used by the food industry to enable the social ranking of products, food outlets and consumers themselves, and how this influences food consumption patterns.

In his recent work, Guy Standing has identified a new class which has emerged from neo-liberal restructuring with, he argues, the revolutionary potential to change the world: the precariat.

In his recent work, Guy Standing has identified a new class which has emerged from neo-liberal restructuring with, he argues, the revolutionary potential to change the world: the precariat.

The global capitalism perspective is a unique research program focused on understanding relatively recent developments in worldwide social, economic, and political practices related to globalization.

The global capitalism perspective is a unique research program focused on understanding relatively recent developments in worldwide social, economic, and political practices related to globalization.

In recent years the concept of 'diversity' has gained a leading place in academic thought, business practice and public policy worldwide.

In recent years the concept of 'diversity' has gained a leading place in academic thought, business practice and public policy worldwide.

Vocational occupations are attractive not so much for their material rewards as for the prestige and self-fulfillment they confer.

Vocational occupations are attractive not so much for their material rewards as for the prestige and self-fulfillment they confer.

Crime, Inequality and Power challenges the dominant definitions of crime and the criminal through its uniquely comparative approach.

Crime, Inequality and Power challenges the dominant definitions of crime and the criminal through its uniquely comparative approach.

It must be acknowledged that any solutions to anthropogenic Global Climate Change (GCC) are interdependent and ultimately inseparable from both its causes and consequences.

It must be acknowledged that any solutions to anthropogenic Global Climate Change (GCC) are interdependent and ultimately inseparable from both its causes and consequences.

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.

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.

Research data are everywhere.

Research data are everywhere.

Understanding social media requires us to engage with the individual and collective meanings that diverse stakeholders and participants give to platforms.

Understanding social media requires us to engage with the individual and collective meanings that diverse stakeholders and participants give to platforms.

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West.

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West.

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

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

Like many countries around the world, China has been implementing policies aimed at improving parent-school relationships.

Like many countries around the world, China has been implementing policies aimed at improving parent-school relationships.

The concept of everyday struggles can enliven our understanding of the lives of young people and how social class is made and remade.

This volume examines the discursive construction of the meanings and lifestyle practices of the middle class in the rapidly transforming economies of Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, focusing on the social, political and cultural implications at local and global levels.