|
Showing 1 - 3 of
3 matches in All Departments
In writing this book, I increasingly became aware of the extent to
which much of the finest social science research has been devoted
to the issue of unemployment. Unemployment rightly is a key issue
in the social sciences for search of social and political answers
to the economic, social and psychological distress caused by un
certainty and macroeconomic change. I was glad to find my own
worries shared by eminent and respected scholars: George Akerlof
once confessed to pursue the study of unemployment ultimately
because of his father's distress from fear of un employment, and
Wout Ultee started research on unemployment from the consid eration
that parents' talk about unemployment risks should not come to
dominate marriage parties or other family occasions. The problem of
unemployment is thus hardly confmed to actual loss of income, but
one where economic insecurity be gins to undermine the very fabric
of society. In consequence, to combat unem ployment should indeed
be a foremost issue in societies striving for freedom and justice
for their citizenry, yet to succeed obviously requires an
understanding of the underlying economic realities. If this study
could contribute to this endeavor, all the time spent in writing
would seem well spent indeed. Against the significant body of
existing social science research on unemploy ment, it seems
appropriate to be clear about the scope and limitations of the cur
rent study, however."
Based on new empirical evidence, this book provides a comparative analysis of the transition from school to work across the European Union. It examines the negative impacts of the recent employment turbulences on school leavers' integration into the labour market, as well as identifying the individual, social, and economic factors that facilitate smooth transitions.
Despite the momentous social and economic change of recent decades,
patterns of social stratification have proven to be remarkably
stable. In "From Origin to Destination," an expert team analyzes
the current state of social stratification research from a
comparative, international perspective. This volume presents
theoretical knowledge as well as empirical evidence on questions
such as intergenerational social mobility; inequalities of
educational opportunity, gender and ethnicity; and the role of
education in the labor market.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|