[lbo-talk] Inorganic Intellectuals and the Mythical Ideal oftheMarxist Tradition (Re: Moderation)

[george snedeker]

It is mainstream sociology which has led to the misunderstanding of the 
concept of class. It defines class in terms of three variables: income, 
social status and political influence. This vulgarization of Max Weber's 
theory of social stratification has made its way into the mass media and the 
general culture. Carol Cox is certainly right when he says : "
>Class is a relation and a process, not an identity, a categorization of
>life styles, a job description"