Social Class in the 21st Century

Mike Savage

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English

Penguin
04 January 2016

Society & Social Sciences; Social mobility; Social classes

Series: Pelican Books

A fresh take on social class from the experts behind 'The Great British Class Survey'

Social class has re-emerged as a topic of enormous scholarly and public attention. In this book, Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey report their definitive findings and propose a new way of thinking about social class in Britain today.

The book presents the ideas and facts behind their new conceptualization of class- a new British class system composed of seven classes that reflect the unequal distribution of three kinds of capital- economic (inequalities in income and wealth); social (the different kinds of people we know) and cultural (the ways in which our leisure and cultural preferences are exclusive).

This book looks beyond labels to explore how and why our society is changing and what this means for the people who find themselves in the margins as well as in the centre.

By: Mike Savage
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9780241004227
ISBN 10: 0241004225
Series: Pelican Books
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 04 January 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Savage is Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He has written this book in collaboration with the team of sociology experts behind the Gret British Class Survey: Niall Cunningham, Fiona Devine, Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison, Lisa Mckenzie, Andrew Miles, Helene Snee and Paul Wakeling.

Reviews for Social Class in the 21st Century

This endlessly fascinating study... is indispensable if you want to understand modern Britain -- Rod Liddle Sunday Times A fascinating read, going deep into the interplay between wealth, culture and society, and making the strong case that traditional class divisions don't really help us to understand these forces any more ... anybody in the UK discussing class henceforth will need to get this down of the shelf -- Hugo Rifkind Times Convincing and fascinating ... this book marshals impressive evidence to show how inequality is increasing. -- Robert Colvile Telegraph There's something for everybody here ... it will start many conversations Evening Standard