Social Class
Chapter 5 Further reading and weblinks

Pakulski, J. and Waters, M. (1995) The Death of Class, Sage, London
This is a useful summary of the arguments for the demise of class - especially through reference to postmodern arguments relating to the advent of consumerism. The book offers a neo-Weberian perspective and is critical of Marxist class theory.

Scott, J. (1996) Stratification and Power, Polity Press, Cambridge
A novel, readable analysis of the dimensions of social stratification that translates Weber's classic notions of 'class, status and party' into 'class, status and command', arguing that the last term gives a better indication of and weight to the role of power and domination in structures of inequality. The book is an effective synthesis of Marxist, Weberian and elite theories.

Wright, E. O. (1997) Class Count: Comparative Studies in Class Analysis, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Wright provides a very detailed examination of social class in this text, the culmination of a 20-year project - the Comparative Class Analysis Project - based on material from 15 countries. The book is grounded in a Marxist class analysis and seeks to combine this approach with more conventional quantitative research - the 'counts' of class indicated in the title of the book. It is demanding but very rich in information.