This study of social mobility within the developing class structures of modern industrial societies is based on a unique data-set constructed by the authors. It focuses on the Western and Eastern European experience of social and economic growth after the Second World War, but also examines the experiences of the United States, Australia, and Japan. In combining historical and statistical analyses of both trends in mobility and of cross-national similarities and differences, the authors show that wide variation at the level of observed mobility coexists with a surprising degree of constancy and commonality in underlying patterns of social fluidity.

The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies

Politics & Social Sciences

Erikson, Robert

Goldthorpe, John H.

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

Sweden is generally considered to be a pioneer in developing the Welfare State.  This book evaluates the success of the welfare policies of the 1960s in altering social and economic conditions and the way they affect individuals, households, and social groups.

Welfare in Transition: A Survey of Living Conditions in Sweden 1968-1981

oAberg, Rune

Updated in a new 8th edition, this book goes beyond a simple presentation of data to include a critical analysis of the role of public opinion in American democracy. It provides an in-depth analysis of public opinion, beginning with its origins in political socialization, the impact of the media, the extent and breadth of democratic values, to the role of public opinion in the electoral process. Using the most current survey data from the 2008 elections and the latest literature on the subject, Erikson and Tedin analyze public opinion and its role in the policy and politics of the United States.

American Public Opinion: Its Origins, Content, and Impact

Tedin, Kent L.

Legal Theory & Systems

Routledge

An in-depth analysis, American Public Opinion explores the following important topics: the origins of public opinion in political socialization; the impact of the media on public opinion; the relevance of public opinion to democratic values; political trust and social capital; and the role of public opinion for elections, political parties and interest groups. As in previous editions, the Updated Seventh Edition examines the relationship between public opinion and policy.

American Public Opinion: Its Origin, Contents, and Impact, Update Edition (6th Edition)

Tedin, Kent

Longman

Previous research suggests that in most industrial nations, including the United States, social class inequality in educational attainment has remained stable over time, despite expanding school systems. Sweden is one of the few exceptions. Contrary to the experience in many comparable societies, class differences in educational opportunities have actually decreased in Sweden during this century. In this volume, prominent sociologists test different explanations of this phenomenon, comparing the Swedish experience with that of several other industrial societies, among them the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, as well as other European nations. Addressing the long-term change in the relationship between social origin, gender, and educational attainment, the contributors analyze the role of education for future labor market positions as well as the transmission of social status across generations.Conclusions from the studies are discussed in a general theoretical framework by the editors, who suggest that the Swedish experience is best understood as the outcome of two different processes. First, it reflects an equalization in living conditions that leveled costs for higher education, and, second, it was aided by comprehensive school reform that postponed the earliest educational decisions. The editors pinpoint the mechanisms by which remaining social class differences come about and identify ones that are common to industrial societies.

Can Education Be Equalized?: The Swedish Case In Comparative Perspective (WESTVIEW SERIES ON SOCIAL INEQUALITY)

Jonsson, Jan

Westview Press

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