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The issue of the middle class has seen a recovery of interest in public opinion in the last decade, especially in light of the problems connected with the transition to flexible capitalism and the advent of the economic crisis. In the scientific debate, it has been present since the dawn of modern sociology as a phenomenon difficult to frame from the theoretical point of view and even more difficult to empirically investigate. Starting from these premises, the volume offers a critical reinterpretation of classic and contemporary authors and contributions, focusing its analysis on the role played by the middle classes themselves in the process of change, trying to identify and highlight the inter-connections between the size of structure, identity and action.
Quella dei ceti medi è una questione che nell’ultimo decennio ha registrato una ripresa di interesse nell’opinione pubblica, soprattutto alla luce delle problematiche connesse con la transizione a un capitalismo flessibile e con l’avvento della crisi. Nel dibattito scientifico, essa è presente sin dagli albori della sociologia moderna come un fenomeno difficile da inquadrare dal punto di vista teorico e ancor più da indagare empiricamente. A partire da queste premesse, il volume offre una rilettura in chiave critica di autori e contributi classici e contemporanei, incentrando l’analisi sul ruolo svolto dagli stessi ceti medi nell’ambito dei processi di cambiamento e cercando di far emergere le inter-connessioni tra le dimensioni di struttura, identità e azione.
It is available online at https://doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6655-670-1