[PDF] Recent Social Trends In The United States 1960 1990 eBook

Author : Theodore Caplow
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 31,75 MB
Release : 1994-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780773512122

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On Rachel Carson and her work and on current environmental challenges. The four authors present information on various American trends: demographic, macroeconomic, and macro-technological. Descriptions, tables, and graphs trace the dynamics of population, specifically in relation to the expansion which followed the 1982-83 recession, and analyze achievements in intelligence, genetic engineering, and space travel. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Theodore Caplow
Publisher : McGill-Queen's University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 1991
Category : United States
ISBN : 9783593344034

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This volume is the first in a projected series that will chart recent social change in a number of countries. It presents tables charting trends for the years 1960 to 1990 in 78 areas grouped under 17 main topics. Among the topics are age groups, women, labor markets, social stratification, mobilizing institutions, household resources, leisure, and lifestyles. Each chapter begins with an essay introducing the general topic, and includes analyses of the tables and data used to assess social trends in more specific subject areas. ISBN 0-7735-0872-4: $65.00.

Author : L. Maratou-Alimprantē
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,97 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Greece
ISBN : 9780773522022

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An overview of the socio-economic profile of Greece during 1960-1995.

Author : I. A. Butenko
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Russia (Federation)
ISBN : 9780773516106

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Recent Social Trends in Russia is a collection of statistical and sociological data on trends in Russian society that have never before been assembled in a comprehensive and systematic manner.

Author : Michel Forsé
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,20 MB
Release : 1993-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0773563237

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A prominent feature of the social revolution in France has been the decline of the great national institutions -- the Republic, the Army, the church, and the schools -- which are losing their symbolic value and are no longer the targets of ideological disputes. As a result, there is a growing basic consensus among the French people. At the same time, the French have developed a new interest in managing local problems -- due to the decentralization law -- which has led to the establishment of many voluntary associations. Changes in family life following the "revolution" of 1968 have led to greater instability among couples, but at the same time have strengthened the kinship system resulting in increased life expectancy. The customs of the French have also changed. The French education system, originally based on authority and regulations, is now making increasing use of experimentation and negotiation. As a result, the attitude of the French towards authority has totally changed and the French have learned to negotiate and cooperate among themselves. All these changes can be interpreted as progressive moves toward liberty, equality, and individualism. There is little danger of social instability, since French society remains in remarkably robust health.

Author : Alberto Martinelli
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 25,73 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773518421

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Italy remains an enigma for many observers. Recent Social Trends in Italy, 1960-1995, the sixth volume from the international Comparative Charting of Social Change program, provides a new and convincing schema for its comprehension. It shows that three essential institutions have structured and unified Italian society: the family, the church, and political parties. While the state remains a weak institution, it is important as a regulator of the economy and of society through the welfare state. The book, which contains a long introduction by Alberto Martinelli on the uneven modernization of Italy, shows the usefulness of analysing social change through study of a series of macro-social trends. These trends range from life-style structures to fertility, leisure, consumption, inequality, religion, and family, among others. This sixth national profile provides more arguements in favour of a hypothesis of diversification, rather than convergence, of modern societies. As Henri Mendras writes in the preface of the book, "The more we change, the more we remain ourselves: that is the conclusion of our comparative research, and the Italian study provides further ample proof of it."

Author : Lance W. Roberts
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 44,46 MB
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0773573143

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The introduction summarizes and locates the major waves of change. The authors then document each trend in relation to eighteen thematic groups that include age, community, women, labour, management, stratification, social relations, the state, mobilizing institutions, social forces, ideologies, households, lifestyle, leisure, education, integration, and attitudes and values.