• The Political Meanings of Social Class Inequality  This article examines empirical data on how Americans define and perceive inequalities, and challenges notions of American indifference. 

1. How have levels of inequality changed in America since the 1980s? 
2. Why may individuals be worried about attempts to address inequality? 
3. Are Americans indifferent towards class inequalities? 

• The Evolution of Class Inequality in Higher Education: Competition, Exclusion, and Adaptation  This article discusses class divide in postsecondary education demonstrating how class can result in inequalities.

1. Does increased access to higher education lead to decreased class inequality? 
2. What factors decrease inequalities within selective institutions? 
3. How do rising test score barriers influence levels of class inequality within higher education? 

• Raising the ‘Meritocracy’: Parenting and the Individualization of Social Class  This article argues that working class families are presented as responsible for their disadvantage and that of their children, highlighting how class is framed within our society.

1. How has 'reflexive modernity' impacted on the academic focus on class?
2. How have the childrearing practices of the working classes been framed? 
3. How may differences in cultural capital result in inequalities between working class and middle class children?