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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450051303321

Titolo

Home ownership and social inequality in comparative perspective [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Karin Kurz and Hans-Peter Blossfeld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-8047-6724-6

1-4294-8229-X

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 385 p. : ill

Collana

Studies in social inequality

Altri autori (Persone)

KurzKarin

BlossfeldHans-Peter

Disciplina

305.5/12

Soggetti

Home ownership

Social stratification

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Contributors -- Chapter One. Introduction: Social Stratification, Welfare Regimes, and Access to Home Ownership -- Chapter Two. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in West Germany -- Chapter Three. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in France -- Chapter Four. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Belgium -- Chapter Five. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in the Netherlands -- Chapter Six. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Denmark -- Chapter Seven. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Norway -- Chapter Eight. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Italy -- Chapter Nine. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Spain -- Chapter Ten. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Britain -- Chapter Eleven. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Ireland -- Chapter Twelve. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in the United States -- Chapter Thirteen. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Israel -- Chapter Fourteen. Summary and Conclusions -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Although a strong indicator of social status, home ownership has rarely emerged as a topic in social inequality research. This book compares twelve countries—the United States, Germany, Belgium, France, the



Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Israel—to determine the interdependence of social inequality and homeownership attainment over the life course. Examining countries that are similar with respect to socioeconomic development, but different in regard to their housing policies, the authors show that housing policies matter and are largely consistent with a country’s general approach in the provision of welfare. This book presents a valuable contribution to the social stratification literature, which traditionally has neglected the dimension of home ownership. It goes beyond most housing studies by adopting a life-course framework and longitudinal approach. The empirical findings provide evidence that in all countries under study—even those of the social democratic welfare regime type—labor market position matters in one’s chances to become a homeowner.