{"product_id":"the-classless-society-paul-w-kingston-9780804738040","title":"The Classless Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre there classes in America? In \u003ci\u003eThe Classless Society\u003c\/i\u003e Paul Kingston forcefully answers no.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book directly challenges a long-standing intellectual tradition of class analysis, recently revitalized by such prominent scholars as Erik Olin Wright and John Goldthorpe. Insisting on a realist conception of class, Kingston argues that presumed \"classes\" do not significantly share distinct, life-defining experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual chapters assess the extent of class structuration in five dimensions of life: mobility (how demographically cohesive are classes?), interaction patterns (do classes exist as communal groups?), cultural orientation (are there class cultures, as Bourdieu and his followers maintain?), class sentiment (to what extent do objective position and subjective sentiments align?), and political orientations (do classes represent distinct political forces?). This broad assessment is the basis for Kingston's conclusion that classes do not exist in America in any meaningful way. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Classless Society\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes prominent general \"maps\" of the American class structure, as well as the less-studied extremes of socioeconomic position (\"Lives of the Rich and Poor\"), the alleged emergence of post-industrial classes (the \"New Class\" and the \"McProletariat\"), and class structuration in other societies (\"American Unexceptionalism\"). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKingston rigorously addresses the question, \"How would you recognize a class if you saw one?\" thus establishing clear grounds for engaging the issue. He relates the findings and methods of the best contemporary research in substantial detail, allowing the reader to assess the book's conclusions from a thorough evidentiary base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul W. Kingston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804738041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804738040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2001 pg. 1537","brand":"Paul W. Kingston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065144717567,"sku":"9780804738040","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1614333-992b-4760-bdec-e755854e1e09.jpg?v=1768673288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-classless-society-paul-w-kingston-9780804738040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}