Simonchuk, E. (2015). The term “class” in contemporary sociology: classification of the meanings [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 3, 21–38.
Симончук, Е. (2015). Концепт «класс» в современной социологии: классификация значений. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 3, 21–38.
Abstract
The article discusses the varieties of meaning of the term “class” and class concepts in modern sociology. In the past two decades we have accumulated such a diverse range of interpretations of this subject that the researchers of class have become increasingly aware of the need to summarize and order them to facilitate the discussion of the class-related issues. The article provides an overview of several generalizing classifications of various meanings of the term “class” and class concepts, created between 2000 and 2013 by authoritative analysts in this field (Aage Sørensen, Goran Therborn, Erik Olin Wright, Mike Savage). It is concluded that there is no trend towards the universal concept of class. On the contrary, multiform conceptualizations of class continue to coexist within the contemporary class analysis.