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Indicators of Social Class
Indicators of Social Class
Abstract Submissions Closed
Thursday, 25 February 2021: 09:00-10:30
Location:
RC55 Social Indicators (host committee)
Language: Spanish and English
Session Type: Oral
The study of social classes constitutes one of the central theoretical and methodological axes in the history and present of sociological thought. From the diversity of conceptualizations and as an object of multiple debates, the indicators to measure social class or prestige have been and are a constant source of expression of these debates as well as expression of the social changes they are trying to capture. The social reality in permanent transformation finds in social class one of the main forms of expression of social inequalities. In addition, the generalizing character of the class concept is contrasted with the specificity of each social reality and raises the question of the adaptation of measurements to the particularities of each space and time. Under this problem, the fields linked to gender, generation and ethnicity take on a more multidimensional character, among other factors, when observed under the prism of social class. The challenge of capturing in an indicator the complexity of the phenomena expressed by social class is a constant source of contributions and revisions. In this session we want to collect contributions that provide reflections and theoretical-methodological proposals for the conceptualization and measurement of the class structure at the present time.
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