Social stratification in Central Europe : long-term developments and new issues / Jiří Večerník.
2022
HN380.7.Z9 S6 2022
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Title
Social stratification in Central Europe : long-term developments and new issues / Jiří Večerník.
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ISBN
9783031094583 (electronic bk.)
3031094581 (electronic bk.)
9783031094576
3031094573
3031094581 (electronic bk.)
9783031094576
3031094573
Published
Cham : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 147 pages) : color illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-09458-3 doi
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HN380.7.Z9 S6 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.50943
Summary
This book provides a comparative and contemporary account of social stratification in the Central European states of Czechia, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia (the Visegrad Four V4 group), and also by contrast with Austria. It looks at the shared history of these countries as part of the erstwhile Austro-Hungarian Empire. While the V4 states experienced, for decades, the regressive authoritarian Soviet rule, Austria escaped this fate. The question is how some common historical roots, impact of the communist regime, and transition paths have shaped the specific social structures of V4 countries which differ despite belonging to a relatively homogeneous region. The book examines the changes and developments through analyses of large comparative surveys and other data collected after 1990, most notably using the European Unions survey "Statistics on Income and Living Conditions" that has been fielded since 2005. The book starts with an outline of the long-term developments in key social structure dimensions which occurred during the post-communist transition. The analytical chapters then discuss topics previously not much examined in social stratification perspective: subjective well-being, couples status, cultural activities and differences among retirees. This book is intended for social scientists working on stratification research, and, specifically, V4 societies and politics.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 16, 2022).
Series
SpringerBriefs in sociology. 2212-6376
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Print version: 9783031094576
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