The Rise of Party
Sociologist A H Halsey in his fourth lecture follows the growth of organisation in relation to the changing structure of class and status in Britain.
Sociologist A H Halsey is Professor of Social and Administrative studies at the University of Oxford. He evaluates how the expansion of Britain's industrial and economic sectors changed the need for class and status for the fourth Reith lecture from his series entitled 'Change in British Society'.
In this lecture entitled 'The Rise of Party', Professor Halsey follows the growth of organisation in relation to the changing structure of class and status in Britain and explains that the growth of companies, trade unions and eventually the Labour Party changed the face of the British society.
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- Wed 1 Feb 1978 09:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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