Social Mobility in Industrial Society [Paperback]

Seymour Martin Lipset (Author), Reinhard Bendix (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1991 | ISBN-10: 0887387608 | ISBN-13: 978-0887387609

In a careful analysis of the existing literature, the authors marshal an imposing array of evidence in support of their major argument that social mobility is an integral and continuing aspect of the process of industrialization. This classic volume continues to be a basic reference source in the field of occupational mobility.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Seymour Martin Lipset (1922-2006) was professor emeritus of sociology at George Mason University. Among his books are American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword; North American Cultures: Values and Institutions in Canada and the United States; Political Man: The Social Bases of Politics; and Rebellion in the University. He had a long-standing interest in Israel and Jewish affairs, and was past president of the Association of American Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

Reinhard Bendix (1916-1991) was professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the recipient of many awards and honors throughout his lifetime, including being a fellow for the Fulbright Program, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholar. He belonged to the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Pub (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887387608
• ISBN-13: 978-0887387609
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,471,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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