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Social change in Western Europe /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crouch, Colin, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Series:European societies.
Subjects:
Social change > Europe, Western.
Europe, Western > Social conditions > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The making of contemporary Europe
  • Work, households, and occupations
  • The organization of working life: between stability and flexibility
  • The sectors of employment
  • Capitalism and inequality in work
  • The institutions of modern capitalism
  • The family
  • Families, education, and social mobility
  • The paradox of religion
  • Nations, cultures, and ethnicities
  • Democracy and mass participation
  • The organization of social interests
  • Mass citizenship and welfare states
  • Is there a western European form of society?
  • What type of society are we now inhabiting?