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Attitudes to Class and Class Relationships in Britain
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The authors reviewed a number of recent conceptual statements and empirical studies concerning British workers attitudes to class and class relationships, and presented some evidence from a survey of workers' attitudes towards class relationships.Abstract:
This paper reviews a number of recent conceptual statements and empirical studies concerning British workers attitudes to class and class relationships. It then presents some evidence from a survey...read more
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Reputation and Predecessor Selection: Parsons and the Institutionalists
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The polarizing effect of economic inequality on class identification: Evidence from 44 countries
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Politics and economics in the formation of the British working class: A response to H. F. Moorhouse∗
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Cognitive Maps of Class and Racial Inequalities in England and the United States
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