Analyzing Inequality: Life Chances and Social Mobility in Comparative Perspective (Studies in Social Inequality)

197 Pages·2005·0.39 MB·English

by  Stefan Svallfors

Analyzing Inequality:
Life Chances and Social
Mobility in Comparative
Perspective
Stefan Svallfors
Editor
Stanford University Press
a n a ly z i n g i n e q u a l i t y
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STUDIES IN
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
editors
David B. Grusky stanford university
Paula England stanford university
editorial board
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Mary C. Brinton
Thomas DiPrete
Michael Hout
Andrew Walder
Mary Waters

analyzing inequality
life chances and social mobility
in comparative perspective
Edited by Stefan Svallfors
stanford university press
stanford, california
2005
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Analyzing inequality : life chances and social
mobility in comparative perspective / edited by
Stefan Svallfors.
p. cm.
Conference proceedings.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8047-5096-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Equality. 2. Social mobility. I. Svallfors,
Stefan.
HM821.A53 2005
305.5—dc22
2005003181
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contents
List of Tables and Figures xi
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xv
chapter one
Introduction 1
Stefan Svallfors
chapter two
Life Courses and Life Chances in a Comparative Perspective 17
Karl Ulrich Mayer
chapter three
Progress in Sociology: The Case of Social Mobility Research 56
John H. Goldthorpe
chapter four
Social Indicators, Policy, and Measuring Progress 83
A. B. Atkinson
chapter five
Family Structure, Gender Roles, and Social Inequality 108
Annemette Sørensen
chapter six
Inequalities in Later Life: Gender, Marital Status, and
Health Behaviors 129
Sara Arber
Index 165