Social Class

Exploring the ambiguous interplay between Max Weber's empirical work and his moral vision; his analysis of the 'specific and peculiar rationalism' of modern Western civilization and his ambivalent moral response to that rationalism...

Exploring the ambiguous interplay between Max Weber's empirical work and his moral vision; his analysis of the 'specific and peculiar rationalism' of modern Western civilization and his ambivalent moral response to that rationalism...

Originally published in 1915, this pioneer study has long occupied an important place in the literature of sociology. An exercise in the statistical correlation of the economic and social institutions of the working classes of the early twentieth century, the book is an important link between contem..

Originally published in 1915, this pioneer study has long occupied an important place in the literature of sociology. An exercise in the statistical correlation of the economic and social institutions of the working classes of the early twentieth century, the book is an important link between contem..

This text discusses the economic, social and political implications of redirecting labour and capital from a military-based to a post-Cold War economy...

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This volume combines transnational, intersectional and cultural-sociological perspectives to analyze patterns, contexts and mechanisms of cross-border inequalities. The theory developed is illustrated by empirical research on migrations in Europe, specifically on recent migrations between Ukraine an..

How can unions move from a defensive strategy to one of class transformation? Using the case study of the Broadway musicians’ union, Mulder shows how unions can facilitate a class transformation that increases workers’ control over their working conditions and lets them make the changes needed to im..

This title was first published in 2003. A fascinating insight into the economic, social and political processes that shaped the lives of white workers in Johannesburg between the beginning of deep level mining (c.1890) and the 1922 Rand Revolt miners' strike...

First published in 1975. How do men come to perceive and evaluate a world in which marked inequalities of class and status exist? This book considers the nature of class images and their underlying work and community structures. Beginning with the argument that the perception of society varies accor..