The New Politics of Class: Social Movements and Cultural Dynamics in Advanced Societies
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Are contemporary societies organized by class? In recent years the apparent fragmentation of established class structures and the emergence of new social movements - in particular the women′s movement and environmentalism - have altered the traditional expressions of class in society. At the same time, these changes have posed fundamental questions for the concept of class in sociology and political science.
In this major reassessment, Klaus Eder offers a new perspective on the status of class in modernity. Drawing on a critique of Bourdieu, Touraine and Habermas, he outlines a cultural conception of class as the basis for understanding contemporary societies. His model reevaluates the role of the middle classes, traditiona
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803988680
ISBN13:9780803988682
Release Date:August 1993
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Length:242 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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