Understanding Social Change

Informationen zum Autor Anthony F. Heath, Professor of Sociology, Oxford University John Ermisch, Professor of Sociology, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex Duncan Gallie, Professor of Sociology, Oxford University Klappentext These essays not only describe the major changes in British society in recent years, but seek to understand and explain what is happening. They consider the wide variety of mechanisms that underlie these changes, in particular processes of social interaction. The ill-understood nature of these mechanisms may be a major reason why so much social reform has proved ineffective. By highlighting the complexities of the causal mechanisms, sociological research can make a major contribution to policy and public debate. While these papers do not claim that sociology will provide all the answers, they demonstrate that it has made real progress in understanding the social changes that Britain has experienced in recent decades. Zusammenfassung Describing the changes in British society, these essays seek to understand and explain what is happening. They consider the wide variety of mechanisms that underlie these changes, in particular processes of social interaction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Puzzling Rise in Childbearing Outside Marriage Why Did Class Inequalities in Educational Attainment Remain Unchanged over Much of the Twentieth Century? Is Failure Inevitable? The Recent Fate of Secondary School Reforms Intended to Alleviate Social Disadvantage The Puzzle of Work: Insecurity and Stress and Autonomy and Commitment Entrapment in Unemployment: Motivational Deficiency or Structural Constraint? Gender and Pay: Some More Equal than Others Explaining Ethnic Minority Disadvantage The Puzzle of Retirement and Early Retirement SARAH HARPER and PETER LASLETT The Social Origins of Depression and the Role of Meaning What are New Religious Movements Doing in a Secular Society? Victims' Rights in England and Wales at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anthony F. ( Heath, Anthony Francis (Senior Research Fellow Heath
• Con la collaborazione di: John Ermisch (Editore), Ermisch John (Editore), Duncan Gallie (Editore), Gallie Duncan (Editore), Anthony F. Heath (Editore), Anthony Francis Heath (Editore), Heath Anthony F. (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.02.2005
• EAN: 9780197263143
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726314-3
• Pagine: 375
• Serie: British Academy Centenary Monographs
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Social research & statistics, Central / national / federal government policies, Social research and statistics, Central government policies