Prestige

Sociologist Domanski explores the nature of prestige; the ubiquitous and frequently theorized problem of the transition from traditional, status-based systems to contract-based market societies; and prospects for the formation of new social classes in his native Poland. He covers what prestige is, sources and varieties of prestige, status societies and contract societies, the content and impact of prestige norms in Poland, how Poles define prestige, the subjective relevance of prestige, and functions of prestige. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Henryk Domanski is Professor of Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Head of the Department of Social Structure and Head of the Department of Studies on Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research. His main interests are social stratification and mobility, labour market segmentation, inequality of sex and methodology of social research.