On the Verge of Convergence
Social Stratification in Eastern Europe
Published on 8. January 2000
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-963-9116-81-8 (ISBN)
Description
Based on comparative surveys, the author presents a study of social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989. Focusing on Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Slovakia, the author provides information relating to social structure, mobility, inequality, lifestyle and economic stratification. Applying the Erikson-Goldthorpe classification of class positions, Domanski effectively presents fully comparable data to enable political comparisons to be made with other countries, especially those with firmly established free market economies. As such, On the Verge of Convergence seeks to provide a clearer understanding of the on-going process of social transformation within developing capitalist societies.
Reviews / Votes
"Henryk Domanski is not worried about stating the elementary truth that east central European countries 'have no choice but to copy the institutional framework of the capitalist world`. He deserves our appreciation for this frankness." * Slavic Review * "... not only contributes to the understanding of various issues specific to the transformation in post-communist countries, but also enables the making of more general conclusions about the `laws` of social mobility, and it therefore deserves appreciation... Its findings are relevant not only for ECE, but for the studies of social stratification in general." * European Sociological Review * "... contributes positively to our understanding of the process of transformation in Central Eastern Europe... a valuable contribution to stratification studies." * Slavonic and East European Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Budapest
Hungary
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-963-9116-81-8 (9789639116818)
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08/2000
Central European University Press
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Person
Henryk Domanski is Professor of Sociology in the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in Polish Academy of Sciences and Head of the Department of Social Structure Research and Department of Studies on Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research.
Content
List of Tables, List of Figures, Introduction: The Constrained Plurality of Stratification Systems, 1 Peasant Societies-Market Societies: The Touch of Modernization, 2 Two Transformations and Social Mobility, 3 Social Mobility Patterns: A Basic Continuity, 4 Economic Stratification: Similarities, Differences, and Emerging Change, 5 The 'Owners' Debate: Nomenklatura or Self-Recruitment?, 6 Income Distribution, 7 Culture and Lifestyle, 8 Religion-A Stage on the Road to Modernization?, Conclusions: Modem and Traditional Social Structures, Appendix, References, Index of Authors