There has been much recent discussion concerning the conceptual and empirical viability and value of the distinction between social class and social status, and in particular as implemented in the work of Chan and Goldthorpe. The present paper addresses certain of the issues that arise on the basis of a historical case, that of class and status in interwar England, with reference to housing, sports club membership, and dress. It seeks to show that, contrary to what has been claimed by various authors, the distinction can be effectively made and is indeed necessary to an understanding of these features of the social history of the period; that it is differential association that has to be seen as constitutive of status stratification, rather than differences in lifestyle; and that increased status striving, anxieties, and segregation, with adverse psychological consequences, can result from a narrowing as well as from a widening of class inequalities.

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两次世界大战期间英格兰的阶级和地位：历史案例中的当前问题

最近有很多关于社会阶级和社会地位之间区别的概念和经验可行性和价值的讨论，特别是在 Chan 和 Goldthorpe 的工作中实施的。本文讨论了在历史案例的基础上出现的某些问题，即两次世界大战期间英格兰的阶级和地位，涉及住房、体育俱乐部会员资格和着装。它试图表明，与不同作者所声称的相反，可以有效地进行区分，并且对于理解该时期社会历史的这些特征确实是必要的；必须将差异关联视为地位分层的组成部分，而不是生活方式的差异；并且增加了地位争夺、焦虑和隔离，