Biosocial Aspects of Social Class |
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| Editor:
| Mascie-Taylor, C. G. Nicholas |
| Series title: | Biosocial Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-857724-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1990 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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What is social class? Are class differences declining? This study explores social class from three distinct but interrelated perspectives: sociological, demographic, and biological. A sociologist provides his conceptualization of social class, and examines the variety of class schema and the reliability and the validity of these schema. Demographers then analyse the extent and causes of fertility, marriage, and mortality differences. Finally a biologist reflects onmorbidity...
More DescriptionWhat is social class? Are class differences declining? This study explores social class from three distinct but interrelated perspectives: sociological, demographic, and biological. A sociologist provides his conceptualization of social class, and examines the variety of class schema and the reliability and the validity of these schema. Demographers then analyse the extent and causes of fertility, marriage, and mortality differences. Finally a biologist reflects onmorbidity differentials, the extent and effects of migration, and whether or not genetic differences exist between classes.