Social Stratification (The International Library of Critical Writings in Sociology series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185898159X ISBN 13: 9781858981598

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This major new three volume reference collection includes both classic and contemporary papers and covers the main issues of stratification - status, class, occupation, gender, race and ethnicity. Each article represents a distinctive theoretical contribution which sets research agendas in its area. Together, the volumes offer a comprehensive treatment of issues which lie at the heart of social stratification and the modern discipline of sociology. John Holmwood's selection includes papers covering over 150 years of research which address the changing character of modern society as well as the relationships between issues of employment, welfare, household and the state.

About this title

Product Description:

This work in three volumes deals with the ramifications of social stratification. Topics covered include social division by labour, and how it can offer social cohesion; how elites function with regard to power; professionalism; and the processes by which civil society has developed.

From the Author:

Edited by John Holmwood, University of Nottingham, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 185898159X
• ISBN 13: 9781858981598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1984
• Editor: Holmwood John