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The moral significance of class /

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The moral significance of class /

[Book]

Andrew Sayer.

Cambridge :

Cambridge University Press,

2005.

1 online resource (viii, 247 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the habitus to ethical dispositions -- Recognition and distribution -- Concepts of class : clearing the ground -- Struggles of the social field -- Moral and immoral sentiments and class -- Responses to class I : egalitarianism, respect(ability), class pride, and moral boundary drawing -- Responses to class II : explanations, justifications, and embarrassment.

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"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."--Jacket.

Moral significance of class.

0521616409

Social classes-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Classes sociales-- Aspect moral.

PHILOSOPHY-- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.

PHILOSOPHY-- Social.

Social classes-- Moral and ethical aspects.

PHI-- 005000

PHI-- 034000

Sayer, R. Andrew.

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