Class Structure In The Social Consciousness
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some yellowing and edge wear to dust jacket. No tears noted. Price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work in sociological theory, Class Structure in the Social Consciousness presents a rigorous and penetrating analysis of how social class is perceived and constructed within human consciousness. Stanislaw Ossowski argues that the concept of class is not merely an objective economic reality but a complex social phenomenon shaped by subjective awareness, ideology, and cultural interpretation. Drawing on a wide range of historical and cross-cultural examples, the work illustrates the tension between various conceptions of social stratification — from Marxist frameworks to non-egalitarian schemes — and how these schemas influence social behaviour and political thought. Translated from the Polish by Sheila Patterson and situated within the prestigious International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction, this volume stands as an enduring and authoritative contribution to the sociology of class and inequality.
Author: Stanislaw Ossowski
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, Routledge and Kegan Paul
Genre: Society & culture
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some yellowing and edge wear to dust jacket. No tears noted. Price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact.
A landmark work in sociological theory, Class Structure in the Social Consciousness presents a rigorous and penetrating analysis of how social class is perceived and constructed within human consciousness. Stanislaw Ossowski argues that the concept of class is not merely an objective economic reality but a complex social phenomenon shaped by subjective awareness, ideology, and cultural interpretation. Drawing on a wide range of historical and cross-cultural examples, the work illustrates the tension between various conceptions of social stratification — from Marxist frameworks to non-egalitarian schemes — and how these schemas influence social behaviour and political thought. Translated from the Polish by Sheila Patterson and situated within the prestigious International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction, this volume stands as an enduring and authoritative contribution to the sociology of class and inequality.