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John Scott - Stratification and Power: Structures of Class, Status and Command - 9780745610429 - V9780745610429
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Stratification and Power: Structures of Class, Status and Command

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Description for Stratification and Power: Structures of Class, Status and Command Paperback. * A comprehensive overview of leading approaches to social stratification* Will be a leading textbook in this field* Scott develops an original contribution to the debate elaborating his own synthesis and position. . Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
This volume presents a systematic discussion of the leading theoretical approaches to social stratification. It is both an accessible overview and a distinctive contribution to the analysis of class, status and power.

John Scott argues that Max Weber's conceptual framework - reconstructed and enlarged - provides the basis for integrating what have been considered up to now as divergent approaches to stratification studies. Marxist theories of class and economic division, normative functionalist theories of status and cultural division, and elitist theories of command and authoritarian division all find their place in the proposed framework. Each theoretical approach is illustrated through ... Read more

Stratification and Power will be much appreciated by students and academics alike in the social sciences. The clarity of its style and the significance of its contribution have made it a leading text in its field.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745610429
SKU
V9780745610429
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About John Scott
John Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex.

Reviews for Stratification and Power: Structures of Class, Status and Command
"John Scott offers a challenging agenda for comprehensive and comparative analysis of social stratification." John Westergaard, University of Sheffield "A comprehensive and critical appraisal of classical and modern theories of social stratification, and an important contribution to the subject in its own right." David Lockwood, University of Essex "John Scott ... brings impressive credentials to his aim with ... Read more

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