Description: The questions raised by a study of class and inequality are important, but often complex. This book succeeds in making them understandable without oversimplifying, and its breadth, originality, and easy style will appeal to a wide readership. Peter Saunders covers theories of social class as well as evidence on class inequalities in the contemporary period. He analyses why class inequalities exist, whether they are inevitable, whether they are unjust, and how they are changing. The analysis is comprehensive and up-to-date and includes information on how the distribution of wealth and income and social mobility chances have been changing during the Thatcher years. It also explores how the class structure is being affected by developments such as the spread of privatization and individual shareholdings, the rise of the 'yuppies', and the emergence of an underclass. On the theoretical side Professor Saunders gives equal weight to marxist, social-democratic, and neo-liberal perspectives on class and inequality, and writers as diverse a Karl Marx, John Rawls, and Friedrich Hayek all receive serious and balanced consideration.
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EAN: 9781138174832
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Book Title: Social Class and Stratification (Society Now) by P
Item Length: 19.8 cm
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Social Class and Stratification
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 198 mm
Item Weight: 454 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Peter Saunders
Subject Area: Social Organisations
Series: Society Now
Item Width: 129 mm
Format: Hardcover
