Beck, individualization and the death of class: A critique

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-366

  Atkinson, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beck; Class; Individualization; Reflexive modernity

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS;

GERMANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34548170520     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00155.x     Document Type: Review

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