Reproducing class : education, neoliberalism, and the rise of the new middle class in Istanbul / Henry J. Rutz and Erol M. Balkan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rutz, Henry J.

Contributor:

Balkan, Erol M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class--Turkey--History--20th century.

Middle class.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Middle classes are by definition ambiguous, raising all sorts of paradoxical questions, perceived and real, about their power and place relative to those above and below them in a class-structured society. Focusing on families of the new middle class in Istanbul, the authors of this study address questions about the social construction of middle-class reality in the context of the rapid changes that have come about through recent economic growth in global markets and the global diffusion of information technology. After 1980, Turkey saw a structural transformation from state-owned and manag

Contents:

REPRODUCING CLASS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. CLASS MATTERS; CHAPTER 2. THE NEOLIBERAL LANDSCAPE; CHAPTER 3. THE MAKING OF AN EDUCATION HIERARCHY; CHAPTER 4. FAMILISM; CHAPTER 5. COMPETITION AND CULTURAL REPRODUCTION; CHAPTER 6. PREPARING TO WIN A PLACE; CHAPTER 7. TESTING THE LIMITS OF THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-136) and index.

ISBN:

1-80758-481-X

1-84545-562-2

0-85745-545-1

OCLC:

855503946