The contributors apply Marshall's dominant conception of citizenship to key areas of social scientific study such as power, income distribution, work and technology, family responsibilities, the environment and the underclass.

Chapter 1 T. H. Marshall and the progress of citizenship, Anthony M. Rees; Chapter 2 Citizenship and social class, Ralf Dahrendorf; Chapter 3 Why social inequalities are generated by social rights, W. G. Runciman; Chapter 4 T. H. Marshall, the state and democracy, Anthony Giddens; Chapter 5 T. H. Marshall and ethical socialism, A. H. Halsey; Chapter 6 The uses of history in sociology: reflections on some recent tendencies, John H. Goldthorpe; Chapter 7 Ruling class strategies and citizenship, Michael Mann; Chapter 8 Full employment, new technologies and the distribution of income, James Meade; Chapter 9 Citizenship and employment in an age of high technology, Ronald Dore; Chapter 10 Family responsibilities and rights, Janet Finch; Chapter 11 Citizenship in a green world: global commons and human stewardship, Howard Newby; Chapter 12 The poorest of the urban poor: race, class and social isolation in America's inner-city ghettos, William Julius Wilson; Chapter 13 Social justice in a global economy?, Patricia Hewitt; Chapter 14 Conclusion: citizenship in the twenty-first century, Martin Buhner, Anthony M. Rees;

Martin Bulmer University of Surrey, Anthiny M. Rees University of Southampton