Description
Most recent sociological work on the theory of class is based on a distinction between Weberian and Marxist approaches. For the first part of this volume, the authors use this distinction to review the literature on the middle class, concentrating particularly on the traditions of Marxist theory and of the more empirical work inspired by Max Weber. They show, however, that this distinction is of limited utility in reconstructing a theory of the middle class.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Problem of the Middle Classes, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Part 1 Contrasting Approaches to the Middle Classes, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 2 Some Weberian Theories of the Middle Classes, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 3 Themes in Weberian Analysis, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 4 Marxist Approaches I: Proletarianisation, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 5 Marxist Approaches II: Non-proletarianisation, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Part 2 Towards a Theory of the Middle Class, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 6 Unproductive Labour, Knowledge and Credentials, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 7 Middle Class or Service Class?, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; Chapter 8 Causal Powers, Struggles and Politics, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry; conclusion Conclusion, Nicholas Abercrombie, John Urry;
