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by Patrick Joyce

In recent years, the concept of class has come under increasing scrutiny, as a means of explaining both the present and the past. The post-industrial class has superseded the manual working class, and new forms of industrial management have broken up more traditional hierarchies and outlooks. Furthermore, feminism has now brought into question the whole concept of a class identity. Can class explain the present? Did it ever provide an adequate explanation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YXOVDS
• ISBN13: 9780192892522
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Very Valuable Book, Especially For Sociology Students!

Joyce's compilation of articles adressing this ever-important social aspect is perfect. Several theories are discussed and the book offers a good range of discernments. A must for student of American Society.