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

• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xvii, 385 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 305.5/12
• Soggetto topico: Home ownership; Social stratification
• Altri autori: KurzKarin BlossfeldHans-Peter
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Home ownership and social inequality in comparative perspective
• ISBN: 0-8047-6724-6; 1-4294-8229-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828554603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in social inequality.