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Based upon unparalleled comparative surveys and newlyobtained data, Domanski's new book provides a major contribution tothe study of social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe after1989. Focusing on Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,Russia and Slovakia, the author provides substantial comparativeinformation 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 enablepolitical comparisons to be made with other countries, especiallythose with firmly established free-market economies.

On the Verge of Convergence contributes to a clearer understanding ofthe on-going process of social transformation within developingcapitalist societies. ... Read more

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This book evaluates the notions of orders and class not simply by conceptual analysis but by examining their application to the societies of eastern and western europe in the period 1500 onwards. Its aim is to study the following basic groups: nobility, clergy, middle classes, peasantry, proletariat and the poor. Its approach is interdisciplinary, a marriage of social history and historical sociology. A blending of the conceptual and the real, it results from historians and sociologists taking note of the other's discipline. Some of the studies are confined to individual societies; others are broadly comparative. As well as testing usefulness of the terms orders and class, the book aims to present reappraisals of social structures, relationships and developments in the light of recent historical research. ... Read more

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Research in Social Stratification and Mobility continues its tradition of publishing the best and most innovative research on the changing landscape of social inequality the world over. This issue focuses on different dimensions of social closure and their relationship to social inequality processes, including the changing role that education plays in sorting people into favorable and unfavorable labor market positions across a global diversity of cultural settings. This issue also examines the fluid boundaries of race and ethnicity in contentious political settings, relationships between attitudes and collective action, and the role that technology and political context plays in promoting economic development and well-being. These topics and the research methodologies they represent display the vitality of social science research dealing with social stratification and the wide array of methods, contexts, and policies that directly affect the life chances of most of the world's peoples. This issue also marks a continuation of the ties developed between RSSM and the Social Stratification and Mobility section of the International Sociological Association (RC-28). This collaboration promises to promote and disseminate social inequality research throughout the world through an established network of distinguished international contributors and commentators. ... Read more

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Papers presented at a workshop, organized by the Northern Regional Centre of the Indian Council of Social Science Research and Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1983. ... Read more

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This work in three volumes deals with the ramifications of social stratification. Topics covered include social division by labour, and how it can offer social cohesion; how elites function with regard to power; professionalism; and the processes by which civil society has developed. ... Read more