ISBN:
9789633861561
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (314 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.51209438
Keywords:
Social classes-Poland
;
Social stratification-Poland
;
Social mobility-Poland
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book elaborates on longterm changes in social inequality in Poland that accounts for extreme transitions. Drawing upon an enviably rich set of longitudinal data the team of authors could offer the first and so far only comprehensive study of the changes in the stratification system under and after state socialism. The analysis focuses on the core issues of social stratification research: social mobility, status attainment and their mechanisms. It highlights concepts that best explain "who gets what and why:" social class, education, occupation and income. Empirical illustrations prove that social stratification structures are dynamic rather than static and that that one should model changes rather than assume stability. The book is a great example of the power of the Warsaw School of class and stratification. The key idea of the book are: 1/ even the most sophisticated class and stratification ,,maps" or schemes are not applicable to the study of societies in the communist era and 2/ the transition to liberal democracy and market capitalism offers a unique opportunity to scholars to understand social mobility as people move from one stratification regime to the next.
Abstract:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland -- PART I: CLASS AND STRATIFICATION -- Chapter 1: Polish Sociology and Investigations into Class and Stratification, 1945-2015 -- Chapter 2: Class Structure and Social Stratification in Poland from the 1970s to the 2010s -- PART II: MOBILITY AND ATTAINMENT -- Chapter 3: Social Mobility and Systemic Changes in Class Structure: Analyzing Inflow-Outflow Tables with Different Origin and Destination Categories -- Chapter 4: Social Mobility in Education and Occupation, 1982-2006 -- Chapter 5:Social Change, Educational Expansion, and Inequality in Access to Education -- Chapter 6: Determinants of Educational Inequality before and after the System Change -- PART III: OCCUPATIONAL DIFFERENTIATION -- Chapter 7:Occupational Classifications and Scales in Poland since the 1970s -- Chapter 8: Changes in Occupational Prestige, 1958-2008 -- PART IV: CLASS ANALYSES -- Chapter 9: Class, Stratification, and the 2008 Economic Crisis from an Intersectional Perspective -- Chapter 10:Class Voting in Poland, 1991-2011 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.
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URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789633861561
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