| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 385 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in social inequality |
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Studies in social inequality.
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| Contents |
Introduction : social stratification, welfare regimes, and access to home ownership / Karin Kurz, Hans-Peter Blossfeld -- Home ownership and social inequality in West Germany / Karin Kurz -- Home ownership and social inequality in France / Monique Meron, Daniel Courgeau -- Home ownership and social inequality in Belgium / Veerle Geurts, Luc Goossens -- Home ownership and social inequality in the Netherlands / Clara H. Mulder -- Home ownership and social inequality in Denmark / Soren Leth-Sorensen -- Home ownership and social inequality in Norway / Lars Gulbrandsen -- Home ownership and social inequality in Italy / Fabrizio Bernardi, Teresio Poggio -- Home ownership and social inequality in Spain / Anna Cabre Pla, Juan Antonio Modenes Cabrerizo -- Home ownership and social inequality in Britain / John Ermisch, Brendan Halpin -- Home ownership and social inequality in Ireland / Tony Fahey, Bertrand Maitre -- Home ownership and social inequality in the United States / George S. Masnick -- Home ownership and social inequality in Israel / Noah Lewin-Epstein, Irit Adler, Moshe Semyonov -- Summary and conclusions / Karin Kurz, Hans-Peter Blossfeld |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Propiedad |
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Estratificación social |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Home ownership.
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Social stratification.
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social stratification.
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home ownership.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes.
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Home ownership
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Social stratification
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Internationaler Vergleich
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Wohneigentum
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Soziale Schichtung
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Sociale stratificatie.
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Huiseigenaren.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kurz, Karin.
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Blossfeld, Hans-Peter.
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| ISBN |
9781429482295 |
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142948229X |
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9780804767248 |
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0804767246 |
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