Social class in Europe : an introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification / / edited by David Rose and Eric Harrison

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817485903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-134-04826-2; 1-134-04827-0; 1-282-37789-2; 9786612377891; 0-203-93058-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 p.)
• Collana: Routledge/ESA studies in European societies
• Altri autori (Persone): HarrisonEric <1967->; RoseDavid <1947 Feb. 17->
• Disciplina: 305.507204; 305.5094
• Soggetti: Social classes - Europe; Social stratification - Europe; Europeans - Social conditions; Europeans - Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I Introducing the ESeC; 1 The European Socioeconomic Classification: A prolegomenon; 2 From derivation to validation: Evidence from the UK and beyond; 3 The application of ESeC to three sources of comparative European data; Part II Measuring social class; 4 Social class and employment relations: Comparisons between the ESeC and EGP class schemas using European data; 5 Measuring social class: The case of Germany; 6 The comparative: measurement of supervisory status; 7 Stable and consistent with the employment relations theoretical background?: Does the prototype ESeC show these qualities with French data?Part III Using ESeC in comparative research on social class; 8 The effectiveness of ESeC and EGP in clustering occupations: A study of occupational wage growth in Sweden; 9 Class and poverty: Cross-; sectional and dynamic analysis of income poverty and lifestyle deprivation; 10 Using the ESeC to describe socio-economic inequalities in health in Europe; 11 Unemployment risks in four EU countries: A validation study of the ESeC; 12 Class of origin and educational inequalities in contemporary Italy: A validation analysis of the ESeCPart IV Conclusions; 13 ESeC in retrospect and prospect: An epilogue; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: This timely volume introduces a new social class schema, the European Socio-economic Classification (ESeC), which has been specifically developed and tested for use in EU comparative research. Social Class in Europe aims to introduce researchers to the new classification and its research potential. Since socio-economic classifications are so widely used in official and academic research, this collection is essential reading for all users of both government and academic social classifications. While primarily aimed at researchers who will be using the ESeC, the book's contents will