A socioeconomic classification for Brazil

This article presents a new socioeconomic classification for Brazil, applicable to the national social statistics, exposing its theoretical foundations and the operational criteria used in the construction of its empirical categories. Built on a social class approach, this classification intends to...

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Main Authors: José Alcides Figueiredo Santos, André Villalobos
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS) 2006-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-69092006000200004&lng=en&tlng=en