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Focusing on Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical framework, this book provides a comprehensive analysis rather than a mere collection of critiques. It presents a cohesive structure supported by an original analytical approach, allowing for the exploration of alternative solutions to the theoretical challenges discussed.

Examining the hypothesis of the middle class's decline, this study utilizes data from the U.S. and various developed and developing nations. It challenges the notion of the middle class's demise, arguing that the term is misleading, as it denotes a stratum rather than a true class. The book also delves into critical issues of socio-economic inequality, providing insights into both national and global contexts. Through this investigation, it offers a nuanced understanding of social stratification and its implications in contemporary society.

Jacek Tittenbrun, born in 1952, is Professor of Sociology, Deputy Director of the Institute of Sociology and Head of the Economic Sociology Research Unit at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. He received his MA (with Distinction) and his PhD there. His research interests centre on the relationship between economy and society. He is the author of seven books. Among them Interactionism in Contemporary American Sociology, Financial Institutions and Ownership of Equity Capital; New Capitalists? Employee Pension Funds and Ownership of Equity Capital (all in Polish). His forthcoming book, co-authored with two other Polish scholars, is Ownership and Society (in English). He has published about seventy scholarly articles in professional (including Anglo-American) journals and contributions to collective volumes.