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Social Class in Europe This timely volume introduces a new social class schema, the European Socio-economic Classification (ESeC), which has been specifically developed and tested for use in EU comparative research. Social Class in Europeaims to introduce researchers to the new classification and its research potential. Since socio-economic classifications are so widely used in official and academic research, this collection is essential reading for all users of both government and academic social classifications. While primarily aimed at researchers who will be using the ESeC, the book’s contents will also have a wider appeal as it is suitable for students taking substantive courses in European studies or as a supplementary text for undergraduates studying the EU, Sociology and Economics. Because of its inherent methodological interest, the book should prove a valuable tool for undergraduate and graduate courses that discuss how social scientists construct and validate basic measures. It will also be required reading for policy makers and analysts concerned with social inequality and social exclusion across Europe. David Rose is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex. He was academic convener of both the ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications, which led to the creation of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification, and of the ESeC project, and has published widely on the topic of social class in the UK, including Social Class in Modern Britain (with Gordon Marshall, Howard Newby and Carolyn Vogler, 1988); Constructing Classes(ed. with K. O’Reilly, 1997); A Researcher’s Guide to the National Statistics Socio- economic Classification (ed. with David Pevalin, 2003); and The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification: Origins, Development and Use (with David Pevalin and Karen O’Reilly, 2005). He is an Academician of the Social Sciences. Eric Harrisonis Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Comparative Social Surveys at City University London, UK. He was the assistant convener of the ESeC project, but now works in the ESS coordination team. His principal research interests lie in social stratification, social inequality and comparative research methodology. Routledge/European Sociological Association Studies in European Societies Series editors: Thomas P. Boje, Max Haller, Martin Kohli and Alison Woodward 1 European Societies Fusion or fission? Edited by Thomas P. Boje, Bart van Steebergen and Sylvia Walby 2 The Myth of Generational Conflict The family and state in ageing societies Edited by Sara Arber and Claudine Attias-Donfut 3 The End of the Welfare State? Responses to state retrenchment Edited by Peter Taylor-Gooby and Stefan Svallfors 4 Will Europe Work? Integration, employment and the social order Edited by Martin Kohli and Mojca Novak 5 Inclusions and Exclusions in European Societies Edited by Martin Kohli and Alison Woodward 6 Young Europeans, Work and Family Futures in transition Edited by Julia Brannen, Suzan Lewis, Ann Nilsen and Janet Smithsen 7 Autobiographies of Transformation Lives in Central and Eastern Europe Edited by Mike Keen and Janusz Mucha 8 Europe and Asia Beyond East and West Edited by Gerard Delanty 9 Cultural Overstretch Differences between old and new member states of the EU and Turkey Edited by Jürgen Gerhards 10 Social Class in Europe An introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification Edited by David Rose and Eric Harrison Forthcoming: Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe The ‘catching up’ – a myth or a strategy? Edited by Ilona Pálné Kovács and Dagmar Kutsar Muslims in 21st Century Europe Structural and cultural perspectives Edited by Anna Triandafyllidou Social Class in Europe An introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification Edited by David Rose and Eric Harrison First published 2010 by Routledge 2Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009. To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk. © 2010 David Rose & Eric Harrison for selection and editorial material All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Acatalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Social class in Europe: an introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification / [edited by] David Rose, Eric Harrison. p. cm. – (Routledge/ESA studies in European societies) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Social classes–Europe–Classification. 2. Social stratification– Europe–Classification. 3. Europeans–Social conditions–Classification. 4. Europeans–Economic conditions–Classification. I. Rose, David, 1947 Feb. 17– II. Harrison, Eric, 1967– HN380.Z9S676 2009 305.5072'04–dc22 2009014488 ISBN 0-203-93058-4 Master e-book ISBN ISBN10: 0–415–45801–3 (hbk) ISBN10: 0–203–93058–4 (ebk) ISBN13: 978–0–415–45801–6 (hbk) ISBN13: 978–0–203–93058–8 (ebk) This book is dedicated with respect and affection to the three sociologists who made our endeavours possible: Robert Erikson John H. Goldthorpe and David Lockwood Contents List of figures xv List of tables xvii Notes on contributors xxi Acknowledgements xxv List of abbreviations xxvii PART I Introducing the ESeC 1 1 The European Socio-economic Classification: a prolegomenon 3 DAVID ROSE, ERIC HARRISON AND DAVID PEVALIN Introduction 3 What is a ‘socio-economic classification’? 4 Why is an ESeC needed? 6 The importance of conceptual approaches 8 The ESeC classes explained 10 The ESeC classes described 14 The validation of ESeC 21 The contributions to this book 29 Conclusions 36 2 From derivation to validation: evidence from the UK and beyond 39 ERIC HARRISON AND DAVID ROSE From EGP to NS-SEC to ESeC 39 Measuring occupation cross-nationally using ISCO 41 Refining the classification: from eight to ten classes 43 ESeC in conditions of incomplete information 45
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