Social Class in Europe - New Inequalities in the Old World

Over the last ten years the issue of Europe has been placed at the centre of major political conflicts, revealing profound splits in society. These splits are represented in terms of an opposition between those countries on the losing and those on the winning sides of globalisation. Inequalities beyond those nations are critically absent from the debate.

Based on major European statistical surveys, the new research in this work presents a map of social classes inspired by Pierre Bourdieu's sociology. It reveals the common features of the working class, the intermediate class and the privileged class in Europe. National features combine with social inequalities, through an account of the social distance between specific groups in nations in the north and in the countries of the south and east of Europe. The book ends with a reflection on the conditions that would be required for the emergence of a Europe-wide social movement.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Étienne Penissat, sociologist, works on social classes and trade unionism. He has edited several books published by Agone, including Réprimer et domestiquer. Stratégies patronales (2013) et Porte-parole, militants et organisations (2015).

Bericht

Three sociologists analyse the European social structure, looking at the implications of the economic and political integration that has taken shape on the continent. Their approach provides new opportunities for the study of inequalities. The book seeks to provide an overview of inequalities between socioeconomic groups with regard to working conditions, income, education, cultural practices and international mobility. In doing so, it establishes itself as a highly valuable resource on account of the large number of statistics it provides. The abundance of studies cited across a wide range of fields and the concrete illustrations of the phenomena described also make it a useful reference work for all those interested in matters of social classes and inequalities in Europe. Milan Bouchet-Valat booksandideas.net

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Cedric Hugree, Cédric Hugrée, Etienne Penissat, Étienne Penissat, Alexis Spire
• Verlag: Verso
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.05.2020
• EAN: 9781788736282
• ISBN: 978-1-78873-628-2
• Seiten: 208
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; Sozialtheorie, Europa, Schicht (soziologisch), Kulturanthropologie, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Europe, Politik und Staat, Soziologie: Arbeit und Beruf, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes, Soziologie / Theorie, Philosophie, Anthropologie, Anthropologie / Kulturanthropologie, Soziologie / Arbeit, Wirtschaft, Technik, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social discrimination & inequality, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social discrimination and social justice