Class Boundaries in Europe (eBook, PDF)

The Bourdieusian Approach in Perspective
Redaktion: Hugrée, Cédric; Hjellbrekke, Johs.; Spire, Alexis; Penissat, Étienne

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing inspiration from Pierre Bourdieu's social space theory, the book provides an unprecedent overview of class relations, covering topics such as class polarisation, cultural reproduction, political orientations and globalisation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000778939
• Artikelnr.: 66028923

Autorenporträt

Cédric Hugrée is Research Fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) within the Centre de recherche en sociologie et sciences politiques de Paris (CRESPPA, Paris 8/CNRS). His work focuses on higher education inequalities in France and class inequalities in Europe. His recently published title is Social Class in Europe (2020). Étienne Penissat is Research Fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) currently associated with the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and the École Normale Supérieure. His research focuses on social class, social categorisations, and workers' collective action in France and Europe. His recently published title is Social Class in Europe (2020). Alexis Spire is Research Director at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), currently associated with the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. His research focuses on the transformation of the state, on consent to taxation and on inequalities in France and in Europe. His recently published title is Social Class in Europe (2020). Johs. Hjellbrekke is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bergen. His recent work focuses on social classes, elites, social mobility, research ethics, and geometric data analysis. His publications include Multiple Correspondence Analysis for the Social Sciences (2018).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Thinking about class boundaries in Europe
PART I: Social space and class polarisation
1 Stability, transformation, and escalation: Norwegian classes and class
boundaries 2008-2020
2 Polarisation: Trends in class boundaries in Hungary
3 Social classes and their boundaries during Poland's "Golden Age"
PART II: Questioning the cultural reproduction of class boundaries
4 The cultivation of the synthetic gentleman: Exploring horizontal
boundaries within the British elite
5 Exploring class differences within occupational categories: The case of
professionals in Athens, 1991-2011
6 Class formation and social reproduction strategies in the Portuguese
construction industry: Elements for a relational sociological analysis
PART III: Homology between class boundaries and political orientations
7 Class, confidence, and political conflicts in Denmark: Exploring social
cleavages and political boundaries in a Nordic welfare society
8 The politicised class structure of German society (2009-2017)
PART IV: Blind spots in the Bourdieusian approach
9 France: The dynamics of internal changes within a persistent class
structure
10 Class boundaries in Spain: Intergenerational and regional changes in the
wake of the 2008 economic crisis
11 Inequality in the hidden abode of production: Class and working
conditions in Sweden, 1995-2015
12 On the borders of class analysis: Questioning the demarcation of
economic activity
PART V: Beyond nations? Social class and globalisation
13 Is happiness at work a class privilege? Subjective relationships to work
and class boundaries in Europe
14 Elaborating class analysis on the European scale: The importance of
British "non-domiciled" individuals