自从20世纪80年代以来,乌尔里希·贝克提出的个体化论点主宰着很多当代社会学话语。这一论点的核心,是假定阶级社会的消亡。据认为,传统的社会不平等———阶级结构和阶级意识——在超越身份地位和阶级的世界中消解了。然而,证明这些发展进程的合理实证证据仍然缺乏。本文利用大规模的数据集分析了德国西部的年龄群体,集中关注教育成绩和社会流动性方面的阶级差别,以及关于社会不平等和社会分工机制的种种信念。结果表明,在所有事例当中,对于社会差别来说,社会阶级都仍然是极其重要的。阶级决定了教育机会、社会流动性和关于社会不平等的信念。社会还远远没有超越阶级和分层。 Since the 1980s, Ulrich Beck’s individual argument has dominated many contemporary sociological discourses. The core of this argument is the assumption that class society will die out. It is believed that traditional social inequality - class structure and class consciousness - dissolves in a world that transcends status and class. However, there is still a lack of sound empirical evidence to prove these developments. This paper uses large-scale data sets to analyze the age group in western Germany, focusing on class differences in educational achievement and social mobility, as well as on various beliefs about social inequality and social division of labor. The results show that in all cases social classes are still of paramount importance for social disparities. The class determines educational opportunities, social mobility and faith in social inequality. Society is still far beyond the class and stratification.