Operationalizing Max Weber's probability concept of class situation: The concept of social class

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-104

  Smith, Ken ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary surface; Probability; Social class; Social class corridor; Social mobility; Weber

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 33847619346     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00140.x     Document Type: Review

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