How Class Works

by Stanley Aronowitz

How Class Works : Power and Social Movement by Stanley Aronowitz. Yale University Press,2003

Genres: Sociology, Politics, Social Movements, Class, Economics, Philosophy, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published April 10, 2003

About the author

Stanley Aronowitz (1933–2021) was a professor of sociology, cultural studies, and urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center. He was also a veteran political activist and cultural critic, an advocate for organized labor and a member of the interim consultative committee of the International Organization for a Participatory Society.

In 2012, Aronowitz was awarded the Center for Study of Working Class Life's Lifetime Achievement Award at Stony Brook University.

Reviews

[Clare · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought this would be a conceptual book on class. It reads more like a short history of social and labor movements of the past few decades. If there is a distinction drawn and analysis of class it is between the ruling class and the working class.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a rock solid piece of social science that offers good insight into social movements and their relation to economics.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent explanation of how social class works, examining the roles played by social movements, power, and history.