Social Class Books

New and Published Books

1. Bilingual Pre-Teens

   Competing Ideologies and Multiple Identities in the U.S. and Germany

   By Janet M. Fuller

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified as "immigrant" or "elite" and are thus linked to socio-economic class categories. Fuller chooses for...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. Builders

   Class, Gender and Ethnicity in the Construction Industry

   By Darren Thiel

   Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography

   Building workers constitute between five and ten per cent of the total labour market in almost every country of the world. They construct, repair and maintain the vital physical infrastructure of our societies, and we rely upon and trust their achievements every day. Yet we know surprisingly little...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Institutionalization of Social Welfare

   A Study of Medicalizing Management

   By Mikael Holmqvist

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   Today most countries rely on formally organized welfare programs - in some cases to the extent that they are labeled "welfare states". These programs, which have been constructed over the last decades, make up a larger national and international system of good intentions. Overall, it appears...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Residential Segregation Patterns of Latinos in the United States, 1990–2000

   By Michael E Martin

   Series: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues

   Historically, residential segregation of Latinos has generally been seen as a result of immigration and the process of self-segregation into ethnic enclaves. The only theoretical exception to ethnic enclave Latino segregation has been the structural inequality related to Latinos that have a high...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Hacking Capitalism

   The Free and Open Source Software Movement

   By Johan Söderberg

   Series: Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society

   The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement demonstrates how labour can self-organise production, and, as is shown by the free operating system GNU/Linux, even compete with some of the worlds largest firms. The book examines the hopes of such thinkers as Friedrich Schiller, Karl Marx, Herbert...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. Socioeconomic Outcomes of the Global Financial Crisis

   Theoretical Discussion and Empirical Case Studies

   Edited by Ulrike Schuerkens

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   This book originates from a comparative research project involving extensive collection and analysis of primary and secondary materials (scholarly literature, statistical data, and interviews with key actors) on socioeconomic outcomes of the global financial crisis in all major world regions during...

   Published May 8th 2012 by Routledge
7. Black and Postcolonial Feminisms in New Times

   Researching Educational Inequalities

   Edited by Heidi Mirza, Cynthia Joseph

   This book is a compelling collection of essays on the intersection of race, gender and class in education written by leading black and postcolonial feminists of colour from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean living in Britain, America, Canada, and Australia. It addresses controversial issues such as...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge
8. Social Class in Europe

   An introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification

   Edited by David Rose, Eric Harrison

   Series: Routledge/ESA Studies in European Societies

   This timely volume introduces a new social class schema, the European Socio-economic Classification (ESeC), which has been specifically developed and tested for use in EU comparative research. Social Class in Europe aims to introduce researchers to the new classification and its research potential....

   Published March 30th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Politics of Social Exclusion in India

   Democracy at the Crossroads

   Edited by Harihar Bhattacharyya, Partha Sarkar, Angshuman Kar

   Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies

   Social exclusion and inclusion remain issues of fundamental importance to democracy. Both exclusion and inclusion relate to the access to participation in the public realm, public goods and services for certain groups of people who are minorities, marginalized and deprived. Democratization has led...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
10. Social Class and Education

    Global Perspectives

    Edited by Lois Weis, Nadine Dolby

    Social Class and Education: Global Perspectives is the first empirically grounded volume to explore the intersections of class, social structure, opportunity, and education on a truly global scale. Fifteen essays from contributors representing the US, Europe, China, Latin America and other regions...

    Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge