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In American Society: How It Really Works, esteemed scholars Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers pull back the curtain on the complex inner workings of contemporary American society, revealing the ways in which it does-and doesn't-support its core values. They also explore possible solutions to America's most pressing social and economic problems, including poverty, health disparities, and the climate crisis. In addition to featuring the most rece...

Was sind soziale Klassen? Was kennzeichnet sie, wie entstehen sie und wie wirken sie sich auf das Leben der Menschen aus? Der amerikanische Soziologe Erik Olin Wright hat sich ein Leben lang mit diesen Fragen beschäftigt und die bedeutendste sozialwissenschaftliche Neuformulierung der Klassentheorie vorgelegt. Sein klassischer Aufsatz »Klasse verstehen« sowie ein ausführliches Interview mit Wright darüber, warum Klasse zählt, liegen mit diesem...

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The foundational sociological text on class in a modern capitalist economy

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What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it?

One of the 21st century's most brilliant sociologists confronts his own mortality.

Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values?equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity?can both provide the basis for a critique of capitalism, and help to guide us towards a socialist and democratic society.In this elegant book, Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into a concise and tightly argued manifesto analyzing ...

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Beides ist wahr: Der Kapitalismus hat die materiellen Lebensbedingungen in der Welt verändert und die menschliche Produktivität enorm gesteigert, viele Menschen haben davon profitiert. Zugleich hat der Kapitalismus große Schäden verursacht und erzeugt dauerhaftes Leiden und Zerstörung. Die fundamentale Meinungsverschiedenheit zwischen den Verteidiger*innen des Kapitalismus und seinen Kritiker*innen besteht in der Frage, ob es möglich ist, die...

An ancient answer to the timeless question of how best to choose our lawmakers.

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Ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno è una comprensione delle strategie anticapitalistiche che eviti, sia il falso ottimismo di un ingenuo "pensiero desiderante", che il pessimismo disabilitante per cui la trasformazione sociale necessariamente è al di là della nostra portata strategica. Cominciare ad intraprendere questa comprensione è l'obiettivo di questo saggio. In appendice una intervista a Erik Olin Wright a cura di Lorenzo Zamponi e Marta Fana e ...

Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism

This 2005 book surveys six different approaches to the analysis of class, exploring the range of views on this important topic.

Sociologists disagree not only on how best to define "class" but also as to its general role in social theory and continued relevance to sociological analysis. This book explores the theoretical foundations of six major perspectives of class through the contributions of experts in the field. While some assume that classes have largely dissolved, others believe class remains one of the fundamental forms of social inequality and social power. Mo...

Wie weiter mit dem Kapitalismus, jener Gesellschaftsordnung, von der viele meinen, sie sei zerstörerisch für Mensch und Umwelt? Gibt es vielleicht einen Ausweg aus der, zumal nach dem Scheitern der sozialistischen Gegenentwürfe, vielfach als »alternativlos« apostrophierten Situation? Der amerikanische Soziologe Erik O. Wright entwickelt in diesem nun endlich auf Deutsch vorliegenden Werk neue analytische Grundlagen, um die Suche nach Wegen aus...

This textbook provides a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. The book presents a sophisticated account of the theoretical foundations in an accessible and engaging manner. It then explores class using cross-national comparative data on topics such as social mobility, housework, friendship patterns, class structure and class consciousness....

This lively new collection from one of America's leading sociologists covers a wide range of theoretical problems of interest to radical social scientists and political activists. The book opens with a fascinating autobiographical essay exploring the challenges and benefits of being a Marxist scholar in the present era. Following this is a discussion of various issues of class analysis, with particular attention being paid to two overarching t...