The political sociology of the welfare state : institutions, social cleavages, and orientations
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Bibliographic Information
The political sociology of the welfare state : institutions, social cleavages, and orientations
(Studies in social inequality)
Stanford University Press, c2007
- : cloth
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Class conflicts and institutional feedback effects in liberal and social democratic welfare regimes : attitudes toward state redistribution and welfare policy in six Western countries / Jonas Edlund
- Overloaded or undermined? : European welfare states in the face of performance dissatisfaction / Staffan Kumlin
- Social risk, policy dissatisfaction, and political alienation : a comparison of six European countries / Maria Oskarson
- The relationship between public service dissatisfaction and political action : does institutional design matter? / Maria Pettersson
- Class and attitudes to market inequality : a comparison between Sweden, Britain, Germany, and the United States / Stefan Svallfors
- Are we the people? : national sentiments in a changing political landscape / Mikael Hjerm
- Conclusion : the past and future of political sociology / Stefan Svallfors
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A comparative analysis of the political attitudes, values, aspirations, and identities of citizens in advanced industrial societies, this book focuses on the different ways in which social policies and national politics affect personal opinions on justice, political responsibility, and the overall trustworthiness of politicians. How have socio-political orientations changed in recent years? How do national institutions impact people's attitudes and values? Is there a correlation between orientations and changing social stratification patterns? How are attitudes translated into action under different institutional arrangements? What impact do new supranational institutions have on the orientations of mass publics?
Until now, these themes have not received much attention from scholars. With clarity and insight, this book, drawing on the extensive high-quality databases created over the last decade stemming from the International Social Survey Program and the European Social Survey, makes an important contribution to the growing literature of theoretically informed comparative work.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS List of Tables and Figures XXX List of Contributors XXX Preface XXX Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Stefan Svallfors Chapter 2 Class Conflicts and Institutional Feedback Effects in Liberal and Social Democratic Welfare Regimes: Attitudes toward State Redistribution and Welfare Policy in Six Western Countries 000 Jonas Edlund Chapter 3 Overloaded or Undermined? European Welfare States in the Face of Performance Dissatisfaction 000 Staffan Kumlin Chapter 4 Social Risk, Policy Dissatisfaction, and Political Alienation: A Comparison of Six European Countries 000 Maria Oskarson Chapter 5 The Relationship between Public Service Dissatisfaction and Political Action ' Does Institutional Design Matter? 000 Maria Pettersson Chapter 6 Class and Attitudes to Market Inequality ' A Comparison Between Sweden, Britain, Germany, and the United States 000 Stefan Svallfors Chapter 7 Are We the People?'National sentiments in a Changing Political Landscape 000 Mikael Hjerm Chapter 8 Conclusion: the Past and Future of Political Sociology 000 Stefan Svallfors Index 000
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