How empirical researchers measure socio-economic position is of great consequence for
the understanding of different aspects of the stratification order and affects our conclusions …

This study outlines a theory of social class based on workplace ownership and authority
relations, and it investigates the link between social class and growth in personal income …

We study the relationship between inter-class inequality and intergenerational class mobility
across 39 countries. Previous research on the relationship between economic inequality …

Stratification and inequality are among the most central concepts in sociology, and although
related, they are fundamentally distinct: inequality refers to the extent to which resources are …

Abstract Background Recently, United States life expectancy has stagnated or declined for
the poor and working class and risen for the middle and upper classes. Declining labor …

Applying a relational class theory based on property ownership, authority, and
credentials/skill, we analyzed the relationship between class, self-rated health (SRH), and …

Sociologists commonly point to jobseekers' racially segregated networks and employers'
discriminatory behavior to explain racial inequality in employment. Network scholars argue …

Introduction Few epidemiologic studies have used relational social class measures based
on control over productive assets and others' labor to analyze inequities in health‐affecting …

Recent critiques of class analysis variously argue that aggregate class differences in life
conditions and political attitudes have either declined to the point of irrelevance or …

Hiring discrimination against black jobseekers remains prevalent in the United States. Yet,
despite strong evidence about the existence of employer discrimination, we know relatively …