The Moral Economy of Class: Class and Attitudes in Comparative Perspective

Stefan Svallfors

Published by Stanford University Press 2006

The Moral Economy of Class

Class and Attitudes in Comparative Perspective

Stefan Svallfors

In the series Studies in Social Inequality

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503625624

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This book surveys whether and how social classes differ in their views on important social issues, such as work and family, the economy and politics, rights and morals, and the distribution of justice. What accounts for such differences in opinion? Are class differences comparable and consistent across different nations? Do class differences change over time? In The Moral Economy of Class, Stefan Svallfors builds on data from large-scale comparative surveys to paint a picture of these class differences. Comparing the United States, Britain, Germany, and Sweden, he shows that class differences are highly persistent. Class remains one of the key dividing lines in society.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
CHAPTER ONE. The Moral Economy of Class Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER TWO. Class and Social Attitudes: A Framework for Analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
CHAPTER THREE. Work: In the Sweat of Their Brows? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
CHAPTER FOUR. The Market: Whosoever Hath Shall to Him Be Given? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
CHAPTER FIVE. The Welfare State: My Brother's Keeper? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
CHAPTER SIX. Family and Gender: Flesh of My Flesh? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
CHAPTER SEVEN. Class and Conformism: The Dark Side of the Working Class? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
CHAPTER EIGHT. Microclasses, Household Classes, Marginal Classes? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
CHAPTER NINE. Class and the Attitude Problem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
APPENDIX A. Databases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
APPENDIX B. The Class Variable and Occupational Codes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
APPENDIX C. Construction of the Attitude Indexes Used in Chapter 5 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
APPENDIX D. Analytical Methods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219

Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 248
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- Other: 37 tables, 24 figures

eBook

Published: June 8, 2006
ISBN: 9781503625624