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22%OFFMelvin Kohn - Class and Conformity - 9780226450261 - V9780226450261
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Class and Conformity

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Description for Class and Conformity Paperback. Series: Midway Reprints. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6figs.64tabs. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Midway Reprints
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226450261
SKU
V9780226450261
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