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class action
A Dictionary of Business and Management
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class action A legal action in which a person sues as a representative of a class of persons who share a common claim.
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Class Action
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...defines three kinds of class actions. The first type...second type of class action, a class seeks an...was brought as a class action lawsuit. The landmark...litigated as a class action suit. Should Class Actions Be Restricted? Class...
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class consciousness
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology
...rule, constituting this class in itself involves a set...of which bring the working class into conflict with other classes as a ‘class against capital’...production and lead to practical action through political representation...
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Class
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...capitalism is predicated on two classes: the factory owners or bourgeoisie...x201C; objective ” classes, meaning that they are classes determined merely by their...production. The subjective form of class, by contrast, is a class...therefore capable of class action. The ...
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class
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...around common concerns and actions. The formation of the European...distinct class flavour. However, class politics was subordinated to...reinforced the subordination of class to nation as well as ensuring...Significant changes to the class structure did not begin to...education, and the ...
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middle class
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...group through the language of class used in the campaign for parliamentary...of the ‘middle classes’ (plural) recognized...until the 1860s. Middle-class formation and influence operated...early 19th cent. The middle classes created an increasingly active...aggressive profit-seeking ...
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