The introduction summarizes and locates the major waves of change. The authors then document each trend in relation to eighteen thematic groups that include age, community, women, labour, management, stratification, social relations, the state, mobilizing institutions, social forces, ideologies, households, lifestyle, leisure, education, integration, and attitudes and values.
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 10
- Introduction 12
- 0 Context 32
- 0.1 Demographic Trends 32
- 0.2 Macro-economic Trends 45
- 0.3 Macro-technological Trends 59
- 1 Age Groups 75
- 1.1 Youth 75
- 1.2 Elders 85
- 2 Microsocial 93
- 2.1 Self-identification 93
- 2.2 Kinship Networks 96
- 2.3 Community and Neighbourhood Types 100
- 2.4 Local Autonomy 107
- 2.5 Voluntary Associations 114
- 2.6 Sociability Networks 120
- 3 Women 127
- 3.1 Female Roles 127
- 3.2 Childbearing 140
- 3.3 Matrimonial Models 156
- 3.4 Women's Employment 169
- 3.5 Reproductive Technologies 179
- 4 Labour Market 187
- 4.1 Unemployment 187
- 4.2 Skills and Occupational Levels 198
- 4.3 Types of Employment 200
- 4.4 Sectors of the Labour Force 215
- 4.5 Computerization of Work 220
- 5 Labour and Management 228
- 5.1 Work Organization 228
- 5.2 Personnel Administration 234
- 5.3 Size and Types of Enterprises 239
- 6 Social Stratification 243
- 6.1 Occupational Status 243
- 6.2 Social Mobility 250
- 6.3 Economic Inequality 259
- 6.4 Social Inequality 273
- 7 Social Relations 280
- 7.1 Conflict 280
- 7.2 Negotiation 290
- 7.3 Norms of Conduct 295
- 7.4 Authority 301
- 7.5 Public Opinion 305
- 8 State and Service Institutions 313
- 8.1 Educational System 313
- 8.2 Health System 325
- 8.3 Welfare System 334
- 8.4 The State 345
- 9 Mobilizing Institutions 364
- 9.1 Labour Unions 364
- 9.2 Religious Institutions 370
- 9.3 Military Forces 383
- 9.4 Political Parties 397
- 9.5 Mass Media 404
- 10 Institutionalization of Social Forces 412
- 10.1 Dispute Settlement 412
- 10.2 Institutionalization of Labour Unions 418
- 10.3 Social Movements 421
- 10.4 Interest Groups 431
- 11 Ideologies 435
- 11.1 Political Differentiation 435
- 11.2 Confidence in Institutions 444
- 11.3 Economic Orientations 450
- 11.4 Radicalism 457
- 11.5 Religious Beliefs 462
- 12 Household Resources 467
- 12.1 Personal and Family Income 467
- 12.2 Informal Economy 478
- 12.3 Personal and Family Wealth 482
- 13 Lifestyle 492
- 13.1 Market Goods and Services 492
- 13.2 Mass Information 499
- 13.3 Personal Health and Beauty Practices 504
- 13.4 Time Use 510
- 13.5 Daily Mobility 513
- 13.6 Household Production 517
- 13.7 Forms of Erotic Expression 524
- 13.8 Mood-altering Substances 533
- 14 Leisure 542
- 14.1 Amount and Use of Free Time 542
- 14.2 Vacation Patterns 546
- 14.3 Athletics and Sports 551
- 14.4 Cultural Activities 560
- 15 Educational Attainment 570
- 15.1 General Education 570
- 15.2 Vocational Education 585
- 15.3 Continuing Education 595
- 16 Integration and Marginalization 600
- 16.1 Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities 600
- 16.2 Crime and Punishment 609
- 16.3 Emotional Disorders and Self-Destructive Behaviour 621
- 16.4 Poverty 627
- 17 Attitudes and Values 638
- 17.1 Satisfaction 638
- 17.2 Perception of Social Problems 645
- 17.3 Orientations toward the Future 652
- 17.4 Values 660
- 17.5 National Identity 668
