European societies - Mapping structure and change

This comprehensive textbook provides a thorough analysis of the nature of European societies across the expanded EU member states. Using a wealth of data, the authors compare the different dimensions of the territorial and social order of Europe and address a range of issues relating to Europeanisation and key topics such as inequality, migration, poverty, population and family, the labour market and education. Presented in a student friendly way, this book also helps unravel people's attitudes towards Europe, European integration and citizens of other European countries. It will be an essential read for under- and post-graduate students and academics of sociology, European studies, social stratification, social policy and political sciences.

Introduction and conceptual considerations Part one: The European social model from a historical perspective: Commonalities and intra-European exchange Socio-structural characteristics of European societies Part two: European societies compared: Political-economic models and institutional arrangements Population and family Migration Labour market and employment Education Social inequality Quality of life Part three: European integration and European society in the making: Institutional and political aspects of Europeanisation The dynamics of inequality in Europe Horizontal Europeanisation Subjective Europeanisation Conclusion: rise of a European society?