Class In Soweto, by Peter Aalexander, Claire Ceruti, Keke Motseke, Mosa Phadi, & Kim Wale

Soweto, South Africa's most populous and politically important township, is in many ways the microcosm of the country's stratification of extremes. This impeccably researched study offers an in-depth look at the phenomenon of class and its ramifications from the point of view of urban South Africa. How do Sowetans understand class and how they locate themselves and each other within the broad divisions of class schema? What are the markers and indicators that influence their perceptions of class and does the terminology of class affect these perceptions through dilution into indigenous languages?