In The Class Ceiling, authors Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison deftly dismantle popular
(and often highly politicized) myths about inequality and meritocracy in the UK. First, and …

In this introductory essay to our special issue on elites, we outline some of the major
challenges to research in this area and propose a series of theoretical and methodological …

Building on three decades of comparative research on marginality, ethnicity, and penality in
the postindustrial metropolis, Loïc Wacquant offers a novel interpretation of Pierre Bourdieu …

Class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts in social science,
but also a topic which has fascinated, amused, incensed and galvanized the general public …

Chinese ethnic tourism has grown rapidly alongside national goals to eradicate poverty by
2020, but not without concern. This study analyzes the rise and evolution of ethnic tourism …

This article explores how meanings of class are constructed in elite businesswomen's
autobiographies. It extends existing sociological studies of elites in two ways. First, by …

This article focuses on social closure by way of marital homogamy within the upper class. It
offers new insights into the social structuring of romantic partnerships, while drawing on …

The article explores the attitudes and perceptions of those at the top of the income scale
toward economic inequalities. Through a qualitative case study, it presents how a group of …

Las élites son actores vitales para entender las fortalezas y debilidades del Estado en
momentos críticos.¿ Hasta qué punto las élites centroamericanas limitan las políticas …

Germany has one of the highest levels of wealth concentration of any Western capitalist
country. Research on the legitimization of economic inequality highlights that wealth elites …