Dimensions of inequality and measuring class

👤 Weber, 1922: class, status, and power are distinct but interlinked sources of inequality.
👤 Bourdieu, 1979: capital reproduces inequality across generations.
👥 Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009: more unequal societies have worse health, crime, and education outcomes for all
Occupation-based measures: NS-SEC and Goldthorpe class schema use employment relations and job type.
Wealth is more unequally distributed than income.
- Feminists note class measures ignore women’s work.
- Postmodernists argue class boundaries are less clear in a fragmented society.

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