Class concepts applied to social stratification of society: post-industrial challenges

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.

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