Social classes

The strong community ties of mining villages are the central concern of this book, which deals with the social history and sociology of mining in County Durham in the twentieth century.

The strong community ties of mining villages are the central concern of this book, which deals with the social history and sociology of mining in County Durham in the twentieth century.

Within the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the "e;college-for-all"e; discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes.

Within the broader context of the global knowledge economy, wherein the "e;college-for-all"e; discourse grows more and more pervasive and systems of higher education become increasingly stratified by social class, important and timely questions emerge regarding the future social location and mobility of the working classes.

We live in a world that is ever on the move, as is increasingly recognised within research on mobilities.

We live in a world that is ever on the move, as is increasingly recognised within research on mobilities.

This book will give unique insight into how a new generation of Bourdieusian researchers apply Bourdieu to contemporary issues.

This book will give unique insight into how a new generation of Bourdieusian researchers apply Bourdieu to contemporary issues.

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.

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.

Recently, the issue of inequality has regained attention in economic and political debates.

Recently, the issue of inequality has regained attention in economic and political debates.

Cars, Automobility and Development in Asia explores the nexus between automobility and development in a pan-Asian comparative perspective.

Cars, Automobility and Development in Asia explores the nexus between automobility and development in a pan-Asian comparative perspective.

Exploring the issues of class through in-depth studies of housing, sport, art, music and politics in Britain, Class and Everyday Life persuasively demonstrates the pervasive influence of class on everyday life and the need to centre a radical understanding of class within emancipatory political movements.

Renowned Marxist scholar and critical media theorist Christian Fuchs provides a thorough, chapter-by-chapter introduction to Capital Volume 1 that assists readers in making sense of Karl Marx's most important and groundbreaking work in the information age, exploring Marx's key concepts through the lens of media and communication studies via contemporary phenomena like the Internet, digital labour, social media, the media industries, and digital class struggles.

Renowned Marxist scholar and critical media theorist Christian Fuchs provides a thorough, chapter-by-chapter introduction to Capital Volume 1 that assists readers in making sense of Karl Marx's most important and groundbreaking work in the information age, exploring Marx's key concepts through the lens of media and communication studies via contemporary phenomena like the Internet, digital labour, social media, the media industries, and digital class struggles.

Originally published in 1983.

Originally published in 1983.

Privatisation in and of education is a process that takes many different forms, and is deeply controversial.

Privatisation in and of education is a process that takes many different forms, and is deeply controversial.

Terrorism and neoliberalism are connected in multiple, complex, and often camouflaged ways.

Terrorism and neoliberalism are connected in multiple, complex, and often camouflaged ways.

For undergraduate courses in Social Stratification, Race, Class, and Gender, and Introduction to Gender Studies.

For undergraduate courses in Social Stratification, Race, Class, and Gender, and Introduction to Gender Studies.

Social Inequality - examining our present while understanding our past.

Social Inequality - examining our present while understanding our past.

This book is drawn from diverse studies that grapple with Black Middle Class experiences in contemporary and historical South Africa.

This book is drawn from diverse studies that grapple with Black Middle Class experiences in contemporary and historical South Africa.

A Sociology of Crime has an outstanding reputation for its distinctive and systematic contribution to the criminological literature.

A Sociology of Crime has an outstanding reputation for its distinctive and systematic contribution to the criminological literature.

Far-Right Fantasy is a straight-forward, jargon-free study of contemporary American right-wing extremism.

Far-Right Fantasy is a straight-forward, jargon-free study of contemporary American right-wing extremism.

Within and among nations, rising levels of social inequality threaten our collective future.

Within and among nations, rising levels of social inequality threaten our collective future.

This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory.

This textbook offers a new approach to understanding social theory.

Elite Schools in Globalizing Circumstances foregrounds the richly theoretical and empirically-based work of an international cast of scholars seeking to break out of the confines of the methodological nationalism that now governs so much of contemporary scholarship on schooling.

Elite Schools in Globalizing Circumstances foregrounds the richly theoretical and empirically-based work of an international cast of scholars seeking to break out of the confines of the methodological nationalism that now governs so much of contemporary scholarship on schooling.

Gino Germani's intellectual itinerary is a key step in the understanding of sociology in Latin America.

The study of education and social mobility has been a key area of sociological research since the 1950s.

The study of education and social mobility has been a key area of sociological research since the 1950s.

The past decades have witnessed a surge of sociological interest in the body.

Neoliberalism and Education: Rearticulating Social Justice and Inclusion offers a critical reflection on the establishment of neoliberalism as the new global orthodoxy in the field of education, and considers what this means for social justice and inclusion.

Neoliberalism and Education: Rearticulating Social Justice and Inclusion offers a critical reflection on the establishment of neoliberalism as the new global orthodoxy in the field of education, and considers what this means for social justice and inclusion.

A growing inequality in income and wealth marks modern capitalism, and it negatively affects nearly every aspect of our lives, especially those of the working class.

A growing inequality in income and wealth marks modern capitalism, and it negatively affects nearly every aspect of our lives, especially those of the working class.

Originally published in 1917 in the midst of World War I, Carpenter argues that industry in pre-war Britain was simply exploitation of labour for private gain and attempts to look toward a future with more socialist values.

Originally published in 1917 in the midst of World War I, Carpenter argues that industry in pre-war Britain was simply exploitation of labour for private gain and attempts to look toward a future with more socialist values.

Originally published in 1915 in the middle of World War I, Carpenter explores the effects that the war was having on society and humankind as a whole from first-hand experience.