A Class Conversation #532

August 23, 2019

This week we take a look at the sociology of class. What factors create and impact class? How do we try and study it? How does class play out differently in different countries like the US and the UK? How does it impact the political system? We talk with Daniel Laurison, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Swarthmore College and coauthor of the book "The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to be Privileged", about class and its impacts on people and our systems.

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  • Daniel Laurison
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The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to be Privileged

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Daniel Laurison

Daniel Laurison is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Swarthmore College and Associate Editor of the British Journal of Sociology. He studies class, politics, and class inequalities in political partcipation. He is the co-author (with Sam Friedman) of "The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to be Privileged".

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