Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Second Edition vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1. The Class Structure of the United States 7
7. 2. What We Think about When We Think about Class 41
8. 3. Why Is Class Important? 61
9. 4. Looking at the “Underclass” 77
10. 5. Looking at Values-Family and Otherwise 97
11. 6. The Working Class and Power 117
12. 7. Power and Globalization 143
13. 8. Power and the Government 157
14. 9. Into the Millennium 173
15. Notes 195
16. Index 213