ABSTRACT
The German project group has concentrated on the question of whether the class models selected satisfactorily define social locations that are homogeneous with respect to the following dimensions: the hierarchy of material locations and class consciousness as an indication of future action of some probability. The British model seems to have had an influence on the development of the social structure in several countries. The establishment and extension of the common market could lead to a more uniform strategy of problem solving in Western Europe. Of at least the same range are the attempts at structural changes as answers to the economic problems in the East of Europe. The chapter looks at the European context and compare the class structure of the United States with the European configurations. As to Europe, Great Britain, Norway, and Sweden show the closest similarity in their overall class structure.
