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The moral significance of class /

By: Sayer, R. Andrew.
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005Description: viii, 247 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521850894 (hbk.); 9780521850896:; 9780521850896 (hbk.); 0521616409 (pbk.); 9780521616409 (pbk.).Subject(s): Social classes -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 177
Contents:
From the habitus to ethical dispositions -- Recognition and distribution -- Concepts of class : clearing the ground -- Struggles of the social field -- Moral and immoral sentiments and class -- Responses to class I : egalitarianism, respect(ability), class pride, and moral boundary drawing -- Responses to class II : explanations, justifications, and embarrassment.
Summary: This text analyses the moral aspects of people's experience of class inequalities. By drawing upon concepts from moral philosophy and social theory and applying them to empirical studies of class, the study shows how people are valued in a context in which their life-chances and achievements are affected by birth class.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.

From the habitus to ethical dispositions -- Recognition and distribution -- Concepts of class : clearing the ground -- Struggles of the social field -- Moral and immoral sentiments and class -- Responses to class I : egalitarianism, respect(ability), class pride, and moral boundary drawing -- Responses to class II : explanations, justifications, and embarrassment.

This text analyses the moral aspects of people's experience of class inequalities. By drawing upon concepts from moral philosophy and social theory and applying them to empirical studies of class, the study shows how people are valued in a context in which their life-chances and achievements are affected by birth class.

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