The Moral Significance of Class (PDF)
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- Synopsis
- The Moral Significance of Class analyses the moral aspects of people’s experience of class inequalities. Class affects not only our material wealth but our access to things, relationships and practices which we have reason to value, including the esteem or respect of others and hence our sense of self-worth. It shapes the kind of people we become and our chances of living a fulfilling life. Yet contemporary culture is increasingly ‘in denial’ about class, finding it embarrassing to acknowledge, even though it can often be blatantly obvious. By drawing upon concepts from moral philosophy and social theory and applying them to empirical studies of class, this fascinating and accessible study shows how people are valued in a context in which their life-chances and achievements are objectively affected by the lottery of birth class, and by forces which have little to do with their moral qualities or other merits.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780521616409
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/07/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Andrew Sayer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Social Studies, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Debbie Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.