The extent of inequality that people perceive in the world is often a better predictor of
individual and societal outcomes than the level of inequality that actually exists. As such …

This article takes advantage of a unique historical opportunity, the transformation of Central-
East Europe with the collapse of Communism, to address a fundamental question in the …

In this vital new study, Andrew Abbott presents a fresh and daring analysis of the evolution
and development of the social sciences. Chaos of Disciplines reconsiders how knowledge …

The purpose of this study was twofold—(1) investigate the role of subjective social status as
a predictor of ill-health, with a further exploration of the extent to which this relationship could …

In rejecting both arguments of the 'death of class', and the increasingly minimalist positions
of class traditionalists, a newer generation of class theorists have transformed the scope and …

This study proposes subjective social status—a person's perception of his/her standing in
the social hierarchy—is an important psychological mechanism driving the inequality …

The ongoing retreat from class analysis can be attributed to the declining appeal of
aggregate representations of class coupled with the virtual absence of any disaggregate …

This paper investigates subjective social status using data from surveys collected from
representative nationwide samples in 21 countries (N= 50,955). We nd that in all societies …

Offering a fresh and exciting new perspective on differentiation and inequality, this
absorbing book investigates how our most personal choices (of sexual partners, friends …

Income inequality has been contentious for millennia, a source of political conflict for
centuries, and is now widely feared as a pernicious “side effect” of economic progress. But …