Social Class in Europe. Étienne PenissatЧитать онлайн книгу.

      Contents

       List of maps

       List of graphs

       List of tables

       List of abbreviations

       Acknowledgements

Introduction

Considering Europe through the lens of social class

Transcending the clichés of national difference

Beyond income inequality

Classifying social classes

1. The Weakened Working Class

Portrait of a social group in competition throughout Europe

The map of the working class in Europe

Shared vulnerability in the European labour market

Income and consumption: the working class split in two

       Conclusion

       2. Delusions of Grandeur and Social Realities: The Middle Class

       The middle class at work

       Material comfort and cultural aspirations

       The paradoxes of the political role of the middle class

       3. Beyond the 1 Per Cent: The Plural Domination of the European Dominant Class

       Defining the dominant class

       The economic ascendancy of the dominant class

       The three forms of cultural distinction of the dominant class

       From social to political dominance

       4. Dominance and Exclusion: The Interplay between Social Class and Nation

       At the bottom of the European social space

       The hegemony of the dominant class of the North and West

       Circulation between classes and nations

       5. Are Classes Mobilised at the European Level?

       Class in conflict in and with the European Union

       Class antagonism contained within national borders

       An embryonic European social movement and its limitations

       Conclusion

       Conclusion

       Appendix 1. Secondary Use of Four European Surveys

       Appendix 2. Construction of Social Classes at European Level Using the ESEG Classification

       Appendix 3. ESEG Classification (Detailed Level) and Social Class

       Appendix 4. Constructing a European Social Class Space

       Notes

       Index

       Maps

       1. The working class in European countries

       2. The middle class in European countries