Class, self, culture
Beverley Skeggs
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Description for Class, self, culture
Paperback. The book shows how class has not disappeared, but is known and spoken in a myriad of different ways, always working through other categorizations of nation, race, gender and sexuality. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Class, Self, Culture puts class back on the map in a novel way by taking a new look at how class is made and given value through culture. It shows how different classes become attributed with value, enabling culture to be deployed as a resource and as a form of property, which has both use-value to the person and exchange-value in systems of symbolic and economic exchange.
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Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Transformations
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415300865
SKU
V9780415300865
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-9
About Beverley Skeggs
Beverley Skeggs is Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester.
Reviews for Class, self, culture
'The book offers a selection of carefully written but comprehensive analyses and interpretations that demystify the notions of class, self and culture and contextualize their meanings in the contemporary moment.' - Autobiography Journal