Full name: Class: Key Ideas

Author: Stephen Edgell Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Sociology Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780415060615 0415060613

This succinct introductory text argues that class remains a key concept in sociology. The author examines the classic contributions of Marx and Weber and the recent works of Wright and Goldthorpe. The book provides students with an accessible review of class structures, social mobility, inequality, politics and the potential classlessnes of Britain and America.