From Class Consciousness to Culture, Action, and Social Organization
Rick Fantasia
Abstract For much of the postwar period in the United States, sociological research on class consciousness has tended to be limited to and by survey methods, with the result that class consciousness has been viewed as a static, individuated phenomenon, abstracted from social action and the context of class practices. However, in recent years a body of work has developed, often based upon the concept of class formation rather than the ideationally bound concept of class consciousness, that holds more promise. By drawing upon historical, ethnographic, and participant observation techniques, this work challenges conventional approaches and points toward promising new directions for future research. This article reviews recent examples of sociological research that has sought to ground consciousness in cultural practices, in collective action, and in forms of social organization.
Key words research methods, collective action, social stratification, working-class culture, work organization
作者简介：瑞克.范塔西亚，美国斯密斯学院社会学系教授。研究领域为劳工与文化。代表作有《团结的文化》（Cultures of Solidarity，Berkeley: The University of California Press, 1988）、《艰苦的工作：美国劳工运动的再形成》（与K.Voss合著，Hard Work: Remaking the American Labor Movement，Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2004）等。曾任美国社会学协会劳工与劳工运动分会主席（2007-2008）。作者联系邮件：rfantasi@smith.edu。
译者简介：刘建洲，男（1975-），上海行政学院副教授，上海大学社会学系2005级博士研究生。研究领域为劳工社会学、劳动关系。
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