Shaking Up the City critically examines many of the concepts and categories within
mainstream urban studies that serve dubious policy agendas. Through a combination of …

Why is classical music predominantly the preserve of the white middle classes?
Contemporary associations between classical music and social class remain …

Pierre Bourdieu is arguably the most influential sociologist of the twentieth century,
especially since the once common criticisms of his determinism and reproductionism have …

Class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts in social science,
but also a topic which has fascinated, amused, incensed and galvanized the general public …

Studies of gentrification in London have shown that some groups of middle-class people
have been attracted to poor and multi-ethnic areas of inner London in part because of their …

Class in the New Millennium paints a fresh and comprehensive picture of social class in
Britain today. Anchored in a broad repertoire of methods and pursuing a distinctive …

In this contribution, we analyze residential segregation not just on the basis of dimenions of
migration background and income but also according to educational level, class fractions …

La elección de colegio ha sido identificada como un momento clave en el proceso de
reproducción social de la clase media alta. En Chile, en las últimas décadas, el modelo …

This paper reappraises the meaning of space and place in contemporary class analysis. We
explore how class is reshaped and mediated by neoliberal urban restructuring, of which the …

In many ways, Sint Antoniesbreestraat is a typical street in Amsterdam. It goes from
Nieuwmarkt, near the infamous Red-Light District, towards the Rembrandt House and the …