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The New Class in Post-Industrial Society

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  • © 2015

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  1. John McAdams

    1. Marquette University, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Theory of the New Class

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    Pages 1-35

  3. The Three Class Worldviews

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    Pages 37-80

  4. Class Voting in Presidential Elections

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    Pages 81-100

  5. Class and Politics: Referendum Data

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    Pages 101-130

  6. The Class Basis of Elite Partisanship: Convention Delegates

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    Pages 131-149

  7. The Class Basis of Political Radicalism

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    Pages 151-161

  8. The Class Basis of Congressional Liberalism

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    Pages 163-177

  9. The Case of Government Workers

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    Pages 179-188

  10. Lifestyle: An Expression of Class Identification

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    Pages 189-222

  11. Conclusion: The Future and Class and Politics

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    Pages 223-231

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 233-253
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About this book

The traditional class analysis of politics in industrial societies described a conflict that pitted the well-off business class against the working class in a "democratic class struggle." This book holds that economic development has produced a New Class which rivals the business class in the politics of post-industrial societies.

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"John McAdams shows us how to look at privilege in a whole new way. He provides a wealth of data showing how professionals profess policies that serve their class interests. This book backs up the old saying that people who shout 'power to the people' mean power to the people who shout 'power to the people.'" - John J. Pitney, Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics, Claremont McKenna College, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • Marquette University, USA

    John McAdams

About the author

John McAdams is Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, USA. He obtained a PhD in Political Science from Harvard university and has published on voting behavior, public policy, and the death penalty in journals such as The American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Sociological Quarterly and Law and Contemporary Problems.

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