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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148794303321

Autore

Ehlert Martin

Titolo

The Impact of Losing Your Job

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2016

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-485-2635-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Changing welfare states

Disciplina

331.13730973

Soggetti

Economic security - Germany

Economic security - United States

Unemployment - Germany

Unemployment - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Life Courses and Trigger Events: Theoretical Considerations -- 3. Welfare State Institutions and Labor Market Trends -- 4. Data and Methods -- 5. The Incidence of Job Loss and Unemployment -- 6. Income Trajectories After Job Loss -- 7. Household Strategies to Buffer Job Loss -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Losing a job has always been understood as one of the most important causes of downward social mobility in modern societies. And it's only gotten worse in recent years, as the weakening position of workers has made returning to the labor market even tougher. The Impact of Losing Your Job builds on findings from life course sociology to show clearly just what effects job loss has on income, family life, and future prospects. Key to Martin Ehlert's analysis is a comparative look at the United States and Germany that enables him to show how different approaches to welfare state policies can ameliorate the effects of job loss-- but can at the same time make labor insecurity more common.-- Provided by Publisher.