Inequality in its many forms is becoming an ever greater problem in modernsociety. The revised edition of this popular book explains why it is soimportant to un... » 

Inequality in its many forms is becoming an ever greater problem in modernsociety. The revised edition of this popular book explains why it is soimportant to understand class and stratification and how the tools used toanalyse these divisions can help us to understand and confront problems ofinequality. This third edition of Class and Stratification has been extensivelyrevised expanded and updated incorporating discussions of contemporaryeconomic and social change. It includes discussions of political and economicneoliberalism and its impacts as well as developments in social theory such asthe emphasis on individualization and the cultural turn. New to thisedition is a chapter focusing on cultural approaches to class analysis whichtogether with established approaches are used to explore new developments insocial mobility educational opportunity and social polarization. The bookwill be essential reading for upperlevel undergraduate and postgraduatestudents in the social sciences seeking to understand the changing face ofsocial inequality. By highlighting the damage increasing inequality is causingto the social fabric the book reveals the important part class continues toplay in our lives today. «