The Promising Future of Class Analysis: A Response to Recent Critiques

Goldthorpe, John H.; Marshall, Gordon

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“…In more recent analyses, though employment and social class remain closely linked in many class analyses, in others the relationship has been substantially reworked (Crompton, 2010;Erikson and Goldthorpe, 1993;Goldthorpe and Marshall, 1992;Pahl, 1989;Hindess, 1987).…”

Section: Social Class Inequality and Inclusionmentioning

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Differentiation and discrimination: Understanding social class and social exclusion in leading law firms

2012

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractFor leading law firms in the City of London, diversity and inclusion has become an important human resources strategy during the past fifteen years. A recent focus on social class within the sector has been encouraged by increasing governmental concerns relating to social mobility which acknowledge that elite professions, particularly the law, have become more socially exclusive over the past thirty years. Based on a detailed qualitative study of six leading law firms conducted between 2006 and 2010, this paper asks: why do leading law firms discriminate on the basis of social class? It argues that discrimination is a response to conflicting commercial imperatives, the first to attract talent and the second to reduce risk and enhance image. The paper describes these dynamics, emphasising the role played by the ambiguity of knowledge. It argues that until these conflicting demands are reconciled, organisational and state-sponsored initiatives centred on the 'business case' for diversity, may achieve only limited success.

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Differentiation and discrimination: Understanding social class and social exclusion in leading law firms

2012

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“…The relative importance of education over occupation has also been attested empirically, mostly for values and attitudes (Davis, 1982;Kalmijn & Kraaykamp, 2007;Svallfors, 2005;Van de Werfhorst & De Graaf, 2004). On the other hand, there are those who maintain that the class position of a person, usually measured by their occupation, remains the principal component (Evans, 1993;Goldthorpe & Marshall, 1992;Hout, Brooks, & Manza, 1993). This study is among the first to recognize the influence of retirees' educational and occupational heterogeneity on their volunteering and investigate which one of these is most influential.…”

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Pasts that last: The moderating role of education and former occupation for men's volunteering after retirement

Bogaard

Henkens

Kalmijn

2014

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

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-This study uses nationally representative cross-sectional data to investigate the relationship between retirement and volunteering among men aged 50 to 70 in the Netherlands, and how this relationship is influenced by educational and occupational background. Based on a life-course perspective, it is hypothesized that education, socioeconomic status related to the occupation and non-manual occupations will moderate the relation between retirement and volunteering activities for several reasons. Results from tobit regressions indicate that retirees, the highly educated, people with high occupational status and former non-manual workers are more involved in volunteering. While no interaction between retirement and educational level is found, the characteristics of the occupation (socio-economic status and non-manual versus manual work) are indeed found to interact with retirement, leading to higher volunteering rates for male retirees from occupations with high status, and retirees from non-manual occupations. Implications, strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.

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“…Denne kulturelle vendingen i klasseanalysen blir også ansett som en «Bourdieusk vending» (Reay 2011), i og med at selve omdreiningspunktet for forskningen er Pierre Bourdieus (1984) teser om klasse, kultur og livsstil. Med sitt fokus på dagliglivet og kulturelle aspekter ved sosial ulikhet mer generelt, skiller den kulturelle klasseanalysen seg også fra den mer «økonomistiske» klasseanalysen -representert ved for eksempel Goldthorpe & Marshall (1992) og Wright (1997) -som har rendyrket analyser av de øko-nomisk-materielle aspektene ved klasserelasjoner, knyttet til tematikker som arbeidsmarked, sosial mobilitet og autoritetsrelasjoner på arbeidsplassen.…”

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Klasse, kropp og kultur

Sølvberg¹,

Jarness²

2018

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Postdoktor, Sosiologisk institutt, Universitetet i Bergen vegard.jarness@uib.no SAMMENDRAG Denne artikkelen belyser hvordan kulturelle klasseskiller kommer til uttrykk i vårt mest intime og tilsynelatende mest individuelle -kroppen, og hvordan vi bruker den. Analysen er basert på ti kvalitative intervjuer med mannlige representanter fra to klassefraksjonerden kulturelle og den økonomiske overklassen. Resultatene viser klare forskjeller mellom fraksjonene: selvidentiteten knyttet til de fysiske aktivitetene varierer, og informantene fortolker, vurderer og klassifiserer andres fysiske aktiviteter og kroppsbruk på forskjellige måter. Videre demonstrerer vi hvordan visse fysiske aktiviteter, kroppslige kvaliteter og helsetilstander kan resultere i både fordeler og ulemper i jobbintervjusituasjoner. Således viser vi hvordan ulike måter å bevege kroppen på kan ha bytteverdier av ulik valør på arbeidsmarkedet. Artikkelen illustrerer også viktigheten av å undersøke kulturelle manifestasjoner av den horisontale kapitalsammensetningsdimensjonen i Pierre Bourdieus klassemodell -altså interne motsetninger i overklassen mellom de som besitter mest kulturell kapital og de som besitter mest økonomisk kapital. I så måte utfordrer vi kritikere av Bourdieus klasseanalyse, som ofte har neglisjert denne dimensjonen. Videre illustreres nytten av Michèle Lamonts metodologi for å kartlegge symbolske grenser, samtidig som vi fremmer flere forslag for å raffinere bruken av dette rammeverket på norske forhold.Nøkkelord Bourdieu, egalitarisme, kulturell kapital, Lamont, sosialt rom, status, sport

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The Promising Future of Class Analysis: A Response to Recent Critiques

Cited by 306 publications

References 25 publications

Differentiation and discrimination: Understanding social class and social exclusion in leading law firms

Differentiation and discrimination: Understanding social class and social exclusion in leading law firms

Pasts that last: The moderating role of education and former occupation for men's volunteering after retirement

Klasse, kropp og kultur

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