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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819643003321

Titolo

British social attitudes : the 26th report / / editors, Alison Park ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 2010

ISBN

1-282-62405-9

9786612624056

0-85702-707-7

Edizione

[26th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 294 p.) : ill

Collana

British social attitudes survey series

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkAlison <1966->

Disciplina

303.380941

Soggetti

Public opinion - Great Britain

Social surveys - Great Britain

Great Britain Social conditions 1945- Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"2009-2010 edition."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of tables and figures; Table conventions; Introduction; 1 Duty in decline? Trends in attitudes to voting; 2 Thermostat or weathervane? Public reactions to spending and redistribution under New Labour; 3 How do political parties shape public opinion? Britain in a European perspective; 4 Religion in Britain and the United States; 5 Religious faith and contemporary attitudes; 6 Understanding the dynamics of attitude change; 7 A chorus of disapproval?European attitudes to non-traditional family patterns; 8 Never too old? Attitudes towards longer working lives

9 Lone parents and benefits: an obligation to look for work?10 Food for thought: attitudes to innovative food technologies; 11 Smoking, drinking and drugs: reactions to reform; Appendix I - Technical details of the survey; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This survey provides an indispensable guide to current political and social issues in contemporary Britain. It describes and reviews a broad range of current social attitudes derived from extensive nationwide interviews. This report summarises and interprets data from the most recent survey.