Class and Conformity: A Study in Values (Midway Reprint Series) - Softcover

Kohn, Melvin L.

 
9780226450261: Class and Conformity: A Study in Values (Midway Reprint Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226450260 ISBN 13: 9780226450261
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1989

Synopsis

First published in 1969 and augmented by the author with a new essay in 1977, Class and Conformity remains a model of sociological craftsmanship. Kohn's work marshals evidence from three studies to show a decided connection between social class and values. He emphasizes that occupation fosters either self-direction or conformity in people, depending upon the amount of freedom from supervision, the complexity of the task, and the variety of work that the job entails. The extent of parents' self-direction on the job further determines the value placed on self-direction for their children; thus, Kohn finds, is the most critical and pervasive factor distinguishing children raised in different socioeconomic classes.

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Kohn's work marshals evidence from three studies to show a decided connection between social class and values.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226450260
ISBN 13 
9780226450261
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
376