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Class in Soweto by Alexander, Peter, Ceruti, Claire, Motseke, Keke, Phadi, Mosa, Wale, Kim is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Class in Soweto about?

The book presents findings and analyses from six years of research on class structure and class identity in Soweto, South Africa's most populous and politically-important township. This is placed within the context heightened socio-economic inequalities in nearly all countries around the world; renewed academic interest in class alongside a paucity of literature on the character of class in the global south; and the specific value of a study on South Africa, with its extremes of unemployment, strike action, and ongoing insurrectionary unrest among the urban poor. The book draws on a large, wide-ranging representative survey and extensive qualitative fieldwork. It makes an original contribution to the sociology of class and to the politics of contemporary South Africa. *** "An exemplary study of social class and its ramifications for the lives of people, this book is an all-too-rare example of sociological research that systematically weaves together quantitative and qualitative data with both macro- and micro-analysis. The result is a complex, multidimensional understanding of how class works. It should be read not only by people specifically interested in the dynamics and dilemmas

Author

Alexander, Peter, Ceruti, Claire, Motseke, Keke, Phadi, Mosa, Wale, Kim

Publisher

Scottsville, South Africa: University of Kwazulu-Natal Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781869142209

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14