Social change in Western Europe

Abstract

Introduction Prologue: The End of the European Millennium 1. The Making of Contemporary Europe PART I: THE FATE OF INDUSTRIALISM: INDUSTRIALIZING, INDUSTRIAL OR POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES? 2. Work, Households and Occupations 3. The Organization of Working Life: Between Stability and Flexibility 4. The Sectors of Employment PART II: CHANGES AND DIVERSITY IN THE CHARACTER OF CAPITALISM 5. Capitalism and Inequality in Work 6. The Institutions of Modern Capitalism PART III: SOCIOLOGICAL LIBERALISM AND THE INSTITUTIONS OF TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY 7. The Family 8. Families, Education, and Social Mobility 9. The Paradox of Religion 10. Nations, Cultures and Ethnicities PART IV: CITIZENSHIP 11. Democracy and Mass Participation 12. The Organization of Social Interests 13. Mass Citizenship and Welfare States CONCLUSIONS 14. Is There a Western European Society? 15. What Type of Society are We Now Inhabiting?