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Class-Ridden Prosperity

Sociologist A.H Halsey explores the structures of class in Britain for his second Reith Lecture. He why there is still social inequality in this developed and wealthy nation?

Sociologist A H Halsey is Professor of Social and Administrative studies at the University of Oxford. He explores the structures of class in Britain for his second Reith lecture from his series entitled 'Change in British Society'.

In this lecture entitled 'Class-Ridden Prosperity', Professor A H Halsey explores how far inequality can be explained by status. He evaluates the ways in which power and advantage form the stratified system of 'Class' and asks the question, why is there still social inequality in this developed and wealthy nation?

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30 minutes

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  • Wed 18 Jan 1978 09:00

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