What are elites? How do they even exist in societies premised on democratic equality? It was a joy going off the beaten path for this final chapter of the Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Elites: tinyurl.com/yjfvu6b5

UW-Madison Sociology@uwsoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Fabien Accominotti’s chapter in The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Global Elites makes the case for conceptualizing elites as upper status groups—that is, as groups whom others perceive as having superior value in one respect or another.

📢 Read now: The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Global Elites This handbook offers an unprecedented global overview of how elites shape, and are shaped by, the social, political, and economic landscapes of the 21st century. Read it here ⬇️

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Global Elites

Abstract. The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Global Elites offers an unprecedented global overview of how elites shape, and are shaped by, the social,

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Léonie Hénaut was interviewed by Accounts, the ASA Economic Sociology section newsletter, for her work on occupational identities in the contemporary workforce.

Do Americans accept higher rates of inequality because of our belief in the American Dream? Leslie McCall (@stone-lis.bsky.social) wasn’t convinced, so she went looking for the data. Listen to @durlauf.bsky.social & McCall discuss her pioneering research on The Inequality Podcast: bit.ly/4ndv9z2

Fabien Accominotti (@faccominotti.bsky.social) was interviewed by @faculti.bsky.social about his work on the architecture of status hierarchies. A full written transcription is available along with the video. faculti.net/the-architec... #Sociology

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How do the structural properties of status hierarchies, separate from individuals’ positions within them, influence inequality in material rewards?

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If, like me and many democratic theorists, you believe social status is what we ought to equalize to fight contemporary inequality, this is an article (and interview) for you: www.rsfjournal.org/content/rsfj... Thanks for featuring it alongside so much great research. faculti.net/the-architec...

The Architecture of Status Hierarchies | Faculti

How do the structural properties of status hierarchies, separate from individuals’ positions within them, influence inequality in material rewards?

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"Elites don't exist without a concurrent supply of participating non-elites" Still my favorite take on this old article! Thanks @mrafalow.bsky.social

matt rafalow@mrafalow.bsky.social · 6y ago

elites don’t exist without a concurrent supply of participating non elites #funwithbourdieu accominotti et al (2018):

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The purpose of the Decision-Making, Social Networks, and Society Section is to encourage and enhance research, teaching and other professional concerns relating to the scope and limits of explaining m...

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New article out: On status disparities as a fundamental but under-theorized dimension of social stratification. Open access here: tinyurl.com/jh2t2zym

UW-Madison Sociology@uwsoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

📄 Fabien Accominotti published "Status inequality and status hierarchies" in L'Année sociologique. shs.cairn.info/revue-l-anne...

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How cool is it when a piece you really care about is published in a journal founded by... Emile Durkheim? Thanks to "L'Année sociologique" for making this happen! Link to the article here: tinyurl.com/jh2t2zym