EAN: 9783031094576

SPRINGERBRIEFS IN SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL STRATIFICA...

This book provides a comparative and contemporary account of social stratification in the
Central European states of Czechia  Poland  Hungary  and Slovakia (the Visegrad Four - V4
group)  and also by contrast with Austria. It looks at the shared history of these countries as
part of the erstwhile Austro-Hungarian Empire. While the V4 states experienced  for decades 
the regressive authoritarian Soviet rule  Austria escaped this fate. The question is how some
common historical roots  impact of the communist regime  and transition paths have shaped the
specific social structures of V4 countries which differ despite belonging to a relatively
homogeneous region. The book examines the changes and developments through analyses of large
comparative surveys and other data collected after 1990  most notably using the European
Union's survey Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) that has been fielded since
2005. The book starts with an outline of the long-term developmentsin key social structure
dimensions which occurred during the post-communist transition. The analytical chapters then
discuss topics previously not much examined in social stratification perspective: subjective
well-being  couples' status  cultural activities and differences among retirees. This book is
intended for social scientists working on stratification research  and  specifically  V4
societies and politics.

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