The New Middle Class and the Labour Process

摘要: This chapter will explore the debates within literature on class around what Braverman (1974) called ‘intermediate employees’ and we call ‘middle groupings’. In particular see how these conceptualise labour process dimensions of relations division advanced capitalist economies. Skill, so central to theory, has also become a focal concern in theories structure which pay attention divisive significance knowledge-based qualifications or credentials. We argue strongly against assumptions favour broad definition collective, working class, contains it diverse types wage workers. But our argument is not simply about constructing defending model structure. reject classificatory myopia much literature, competitive wish identify categorise groups into closed positions. stressing relational nature importance allowing context network social relations, identities are formed, take dominance over urge isolate classify individuals discrete categories.