Publication type
Journal Article
Series Number
Author
Publication date
December 1, 2025
Summary:
Economic action is deeply embedded in social contexts. The patterns of accumulation shape the social inequalities, and these patterns must account for contemporary social structures. Through the lens of the Bourdieusian class analysis – an approach that links social structures with socially defined dispositions and practices – the article demonstrates the importance of class differentiation to understand the process and outcomes of accumulation. The article argues that professional domains are a source of collective subjectivities, and distinctions in financial identities shaped and shared within the professional domains are the structuring element of social structures. For conclusive evidence of distinctions in accumulation behaviours, the dispositions to save and amounts regularly saved are examined within the professional-managerial domain using the British Understanding Society survey (2010–2019), and significant between-group contrasts are identified. By exploring the space of positions, this study contributes to sociological literature on wealth dynamics and Bourdieu-inspired studies towards the economic.
Published in
Sociology
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385251388702
ISSN
00380385
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Online Early
Open Access
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