Shifts in the social contract [[electronic resource] ] : understanding change in American society / / Beth A. Rubin
| Shifts in the social contract [[electronic resource] ] : understanding change in American society / / Beth A. Rubin |
| Autore | Rubin Beth A. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.40973 |
| Soggetto topico | Social change - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-5063-3820-8
1-4833-2740-X 1-4522-4764-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Social Change in the Twentieth Century; Society in Transition; Economic Transformations; Shifts in the Social Contract; The American Dream; Accord in the Post-World War II Era; Economic Growth and Workplace Security; Marriage, Family, and a House in the Suburbs; Activist Government; Culture and Counterculture; End of a Century, End of an Era; Insecurity in the Economy and the Workplace; Changing Family Structures and Roles; Distracted Government; Cultural Confusion; Implications; Chapter 2 - From Industrial Economy to Flexible Economy
The Labor-Capital AccordUnions and Big Business; The Accord and the Dual Economy; The Economic Consequences of the Accord; The Breakdown of the Accord; Failed Competition and Declining Profitability; Corporate Strategies for Maintaining Profits; The Emerging Economy; Flexible Production and Flexible Accumulation; Dualism in the Service Sector; Structural Unemployment, Inequality, and the Broken Contract; Conclusions; Chapter 3 - Work in the Flexible Economy; Labor Market Segmentation; Work in the Accord Years: The Stable Workplace; Good Jobs: Blue-Collar Jobs in the Primary Labor Market Good Jobs: White-Collar Jobs in the Primary Labor MarketBad Jobs: The Secondary Labor Market; Work in the Post-Accord Years: The Flexible Workplace; Good Jobs: Dynamically Flexible Workers; Bad Jobs: Statically Flexible Workers; The Challenge to Education; Education in the Accord Era; Education and the Emerging Economy; Conclusions; Chapter 4 - Flexible Families; From Preindustrial Families to Modern Families; The Agrarian Family as Production Unit; The Modern Family as Consumer Unit; Accord-Era Families; The Implicit Contract: Homemakers and Breadwinners; Breakdown of the Accord Family Forming Flexible FamiliesFlexible Specialization and the Middle Class; Numerical Flexibility and the Working Class; The New Economy and the Underclass; The Feminization of Poverty; Conclusions; Chapter 5 - The Changing Role of Government; Levels of Government Involvement; The Uninvolved State; The Protection of Property; Regulation of Employment Relations; Depression, War, and the End of an Era; The Involved State; The Welfare State; The Warfare State; Tensions in the Involved State; The Distracted State; Globalization of the Economy; Fiscal Crisis; Technological Distractions New Social MovementsConclusions; Chapter 6 - Culture in a Changing World; Culture: The Creation of Meaning; Culture Versus Social Structure; The Social Contract as Cultural Metaphor; Forces of Cultural Change; Faith, Hope, and Culture; Fundamentalism and Social Change; Religion and the Emerging Social Contract; Globalization and Cultural Change; The Impact of Immigration; The Challenge of Multiculturalism; The Impact of Technology; Conclusions; Chapter 7 - Transition to the Future; The Decline of the Postwar Social Contract, Revisited; A New Era of Flexibility; Possible Worlds A Pessimistic View of the Future |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480504203321 |
Rubin Beth A. <1955->
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| Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge, c1996 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shifts in the social contract : understanding change in American society / / Beth A. Rubin
| Shifts in the social contract : understanding change in American society / / Beth A. Rubin |
| Autore | Rubin Beth A. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 303.40973 |
| Soggetto topico | Social change - United States |
| ISBN |
1-5063-3820-8
1-4833-2740-X 1-4522-4764-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Social Change in the Twentieth Century; Society in Transition; Economic Transformations; Shifts in the Social Contract; The American Dream; Accord in the Post-World War II Era; Economic Growth and Workplace Security; Marriage, Family, and a House in the Suburbs; Activist Government; Culture and Counterculture; End of a Century, End of an Era; Insecurity in the Economy and the Workplace; Changing Family Structures and Roles; Distracted Government; Cultural Confusion; Implications; Chapter 2 - From Industrial Economy to Flexible Economy
The Labor-Capital Accord; Unions and Big Business; The Accord and the Dual Economy; The Economic Consequences of the Accord; The Breakdown of the Accord; Failed Competition and Declining Profitability; Corporate Strategies for Maintaining Profits; The Emerging Economy; Flexible Production and Flexible Accumulation; Dualism in the Service Sector; Structural Unemployment, Inequality, and the Broken Contract; Conclusions; Chapter 3 - Work in the Flexible Economy; Labor Market Segmentation; Work in the Accord Years: The Stable Workplace; Good Jobs: Blue-Collar Jobs in the Primary Labor Market Good Jobs: White-Collar Jobs in the Primary Labor Market; Bad Jobs: The Secondary Labor Market; Work in the Post-Accord Years: The Flexible Workplace; Good Jobs: Dynamically Flexible Workers; Bad Jobs: Statically Flexible Workers; The Challenge to Education; Education in the Accord Era; Education and the Emerging Economy; Conclusions; Chapter 4 - Flexible Families; From Preindustrial Families to Modern Families; The Agrarian Family as Production Unit; The Modern Family as Consumer Unit; Accord-Era Families; The Implicit Contract: Homemakers and Breadwinners; Breakdown of the Accord Family Forming Flexible Families; Flexible Specialization and the Middle Class; Numerical Flexibility and the Working Class; The New Economy and the Underclass; The Feminization of Poverty; Conclusions; Chapter 5 - The Changing Role of Government; Levels of Government Involvement; The Uninvolved State; The Protection of Property; Regulation of Employment Relations; Depression, War, and the End of an Era; The Involved State; The Welfare State; The Warfare State; Tensions in the Involved State; The Distracted State; Globalization of the Economy; Fiscal Crisis; Technological Distractions New Social Movements; Conclusions; Chapter 6 - Culture in a Changing World; Culture: The Creation of Meaning; Culture Versus Social Structure; The Social Contract as Cultural Metaphor; Forces of Cultural Change; Faith, Hope, and Culture; Fundamentalism and Social Change; Religion and the Emerging Social Contract; Globalization and Cultural Change; The Impact of Immigration; The Challenge of Multiculturalism; The Impact of Technology; Conclusions; Chapter 7 - Transition to the Future; The Decline of the Postwar Social Contract, Revisited; A New Era of Flexibility; Possible Worlds; A Pessimistic View of the Future |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791716203321 |
Rubin Beth A. <1955->
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| Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge, c1996 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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