ABSTRACT

This volume forms part of a series on contemporary sociologists. The work of each scholar chosen is internationally recognized and relates to the core of sociology in the 1990s. This text covers the main themes of John Goldthorpe's work, and includes his replies to criticisms of his ideas.

part 1|45 pages

Introduction

part I|8 pages

Editorial Introduction

part II|33 pages

General Introduction

part 2|349 pages

Consensus and Controversy

part III|28 pages

Class analysis

part IV|35 pages

Critique of Marxist Theories of Class and Historical Development

part V|42 pages

Class and Gender

chapter 8|17 pages

Women and Class Analysis

chapter 2|4 pages

Interchange

part VI|28 pages

Class and Political Partisanship

part VII|37 pages

Class and Industrial Relations

part IX|10 pages

Corporatism and Neo-Liberalism

part X|28 pages

Social Mobility in Britain

chapter 17|10 pages

Social Mobility in Britain

chapter 2|4 pages

Interchange

part XI|53 pages

Comparative social mobility

part XII|37 pages

Theory and Research in Sociology

part 3|42 pages

Conclusion

chapter 3|40 pages

A Response