An introductory account of the concept of class stratification, of contemporary approaches to the study of class, and of current debates about its role in the study of society. Definitions and an analysis of different theoretical approaches to class are accompanied by empirical material which compares the class structures of a range of countries and examines social mobility in cross-national perspective.
Foreword: What This Book is About1. Making Sense of Stratification2. Stratification Theorists3. Class Stratifications4. Class Structure in Advanced Societies: Patterns and Variations5. Social Mobility6. Class in Geographical Perspective7. Challenges to Class Analysis8. Class and Social PowerReferencesIndex