Н.Г. Багдасарьян, А.А. Воинова
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Class concepts applied to social stratification of society:
post-industrial challenges
© N.G. Bagdasaryan
1
, A.A. Voinova
2
1
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russia
2
Dubna International University, Dubna, 141980, Russia
The article deals with modern sociological approaches to studying class stratification
and defining classes. The authors have tried to describe these approaches and divide
them into certain types, revealing the most powerful ones in terms of empirical feasibility
and developing prognostic models.
Keywords:
class, theories of social stratification, resource, human capital, post-
industrial, information society.
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