The thirty-year period examined was characterized in West Germany by a number of inconsistent trends. While income and consumption levels increased as part of a "silent revolution," poverty also increased, especially during the 1980s. People's lifestyles changed, with less time spent on formal employment and more on household production and recreation. Individualization and pluralization began to dissolve the class structure, and social movements such as feminism and environmentalism gained some influence. Although hostility toward foreigners did not disappear, de facto immigrants were increasingly integrated into society. Satisfaction with life reached a generally high and stable level, although some people expressed an unanticipated degree of boredom. The legitimacy of the political system was not affected by conflicts about income distribution and changing values, and cooperation grew among government, business, and traditional and emerging intermediate groups.
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgements 9
- Preface 11
- Introduction 16
- 0. Context 22
- 0.1 Demographic Trends 22
- 0.2 Macro-economic Trends 33
- 0.3 Macro-technological Trends 45
- 1. Age Groups 61
- 1.1 Youth 61
- 1.2 Elders 68
- 2. Microsocial 75
- 2.1 Self-identification 75
- 2.2 Kinship Networks 85
- 2.3 Community and Neighbourhood Types 93
- 2.4 Local Autonomy 99
- 2.5 Voluntary Associations 105
- 2.6 Sociability Networks 111
- 3. Women 118
- 3.1 Female Roles 118
- 3.2 Childbearing 128
- 3.3 Matrimonial Models 135
- 3.4 Women's Employment 143
- 3.5 Reproductive Technologies 151
- 4. Labour Market 160
- 4.1 Unemployment 160
- 4.2 Skills and Occupational Levels 167
- 4.3 Types of Employment 171
- 4.4 Sectors of the Labour Force 177
- 4.5 Computerization of Work 180
- 5. Labour and Management 185
- 5.1 Work Organization 185
- 5.2 Personnel Administration 197
- 5.3 Sizes and Types of Enterprises 203
- 6. Social Stratification 210
- 6.1 Occupational Status 210
- 6.2 Social Mobility 215
- 6.3 Economic Inequality 221
- 6.4 Social Inequality 226
- 7. Social Relations 229
- 7.1 Conflict 229
- 7.2 Negotiation 238
- 7.3 Norms of Conduct 242
- 7.4 Authority 251
- 7.5 Public Opinion 258
- 8. State and Service Institutions 263
- 8.1 Educational System 263
- 8.2 Health System 272
- 8.3 Welfare System 276
- 8.4 The State 290
- 9. Mobilizing Institutions 297
- 9.1 Labour Unions 297
- 9.2 Religious Institutions 304
- 9.3 Military Forces 312
- 9.4 Political Parties 320
- 9.5 Mass Media 326
- 10. Institutionalization of Social Forces 330
- 10.1 Dispute Settlement 330
- 10.2 Institutionalization of Labour Unions 336
- 10.3 Social Movements 342
- 10.4 Interest Groups 348
- 11. Ideologies 355
- 11.1 Political Differentiation 355
- 11.2 Confidence in Institutions 364
- 11.3 Economic Orientations 372
- 11.4 Radicalism 378
- 11.5 Religious Beliefs 385
- 12. Household Resources 391
- 12.1 Personal and Family Income 391
- 12.2 Informal Economy 400
- 12.3 Personal and Family Wealth 404
- 13. Lifestyle 411
- 13.1 Market Goods and Services 411
- 13.2 Mass Information 418
- 13.3 Personal-health and Beauty Practices 421
- 13.4 Time Use 424
- 13.5 Daily Mobility 430
- 13.6 Household Production 435
- 13.7 Forms of Erotic Expression 442
- 13.8 Mood-altering Substances 451
- 14. Leisure 459
- 14.1 Amount and Use of Free Time 459
- 14.2 Vacation Patterns 463
- 14.3 Athletics and Sports 468
- 14.4 Cultural Activities 472
- 15. Educational Attainment 478
- 15.1 General Education 478
- 15.2 Professional and Vocational Education 483
- 15.3 Continuing Education 488
- 16. Integration and Marginalization 491
- 16.1 Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities 491
- 16.2 Crime and Punishment 502
- 16.3 Emotional Disorders and Self-destructive Behaviour 509
- 16.4 Poverty 516
- 17. Attitudes and Values 523
- 17.1 Satisfaction 523
- 17.2 Perception of Social Problems 533
- 17.3 Orientations toward the Future 539
- 17.4 Values 548
- 17.5 National Identity 554
- Index 562
- A 562
- B 562
- C 562
- D 562
- E 562
- F 562
- G 562
- H 563
- I 563
- J 563
- K 563
- L 563
- M 563
- N 563
- O 563
- P 563
- Q 563
- R 564
- S 564
- T 564
- U 564
- V 564
- W 564
- Y 564
