This paper provides a general introduction to the theoretical and empirical objectives of the
Comparative Project on Class Structure and Class Con-sciousness, along with a set of brief …

The authors examine the major groups within the dropout population, the myriad of factors
within schools that lead to dropping out, and the larger social and economic context within …

This study examines the determinants of workplace stratification as reflected in levels of
autonomy and supervisory and decision-making authority. The analysis investigates the role …

This article describes how women have pursued their struggle against discrimination in
employment by mobilizing the federal equal employment opportunity laws. Content analysis …

Based on Kanter's notion of homosocial reproduction and the claim that promotion within
authority hierarchies is susceptible to particularistic manipulation, we posit several …

This paper empirically examines four hypotheses related to the relationship between class
structure and status hierarchies in contemporary Japan. The homogeneity hypothesis claims …

The literature describing ideological orientations of Americans is complex and enigmatic. It
is largely organized around two, seemingly incompatible theories. Much of the controversy …

The article also shows that it is important to account for the class composition of the
population outside the labour force. As Wright's theory ignores the qualitative societal …

Getting back to work is getting back to the mainstream. RA patients need something to get
up and look forward to. We need to be motivated to" keep on goin on." You give up and you …

To examine aspects of the relationship between race, class and health in the United Sates,
this dissertation addresses two questions: whether the currently unexplained black/white …