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Anthony Giddens as Adversary of Class Analysis

University of Bristol, w.atkinson{at}bristol.ac.uk

The special issue of Sociology on `Class, Culture and Identity' illustrated how often Anthony Giddens is cited as an antagonist of class *theor y. It comes as some surprise, then, to find that his exact view on the demise of class has, to date, received remarkably little in the way of substantial exposition and critique.This ar ticle seeks to fill this void by outlining Giddens' theor y of the reflexive project of the self in late modernity and its precise consequences for the concept of class, moving on from that to distinguish it from the kindred ideas of Beck and to suggest some of its key failings. Finally, I suggest the ways these problems can be overcome — and class salvaged in the process — by turning to Bourdieu.

Key Words: Bourdieu • class • Giddens • motivation • reflexive project of the self

Sociology, Vol. 41, No. 3, 533-549 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0038038507076622


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