Britain in Europe
An Introduction to Sociology
1st Edition
Published on 20. February 2008
502 pages
978-1-134-81742-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first introductory sociology text to look at Britain in terms of its geographical position within Europe and its political and economic situation as a member of the European Union.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
48 s/w Tabellen
48 Tables, black and white
File size
14,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-81742-9 (9781134817429)
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07/1997
Routledge
€261.00
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07/1997
Routledge
€75.30
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Person
Tony Spybey
Content
Introduction: Tony Spybey; PART ONE: THE MAKING OF MODERN EUROPE: 1. Industrialisation; 2. Urbanization and urban Europe: The transition to urban lifestyles and contemporary urban problems; 3. The state as a European creation; 4. Reason and modernity; PART TWO: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN EUROPEAN: 5. Social stratification; 6. Women, paid employment and opportunity; 7. Racism, immigration and migrant labour; 8. Winners and losers: young people in Europe; 9. Old Age in Europe; PART THREE:SOCIAL PROCESSES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: 10. Families in Europe; 11. Education in Europe; 12. Religion in Europe; 13. Work, employment and unemployment; 14. European culture and ideology in mass communication; PART FOUR: THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE: 15. Political participation in Europe: theme and variation; 16. Implementing social welfare policy in Europe: The significance of social work, social pedagogy and community work; 17. Poverty and social security; 18. Health, healthcare and health inequalities; 19. Crime and penal policy in Europe; PART FIVE: LOOKING FORWARD: CHALLENGES FACING EUROPE: 20. Urban change and urban problems; 21. Peripheral nationalism in the European Union; 22. Europe's changing role in the globalization process
