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Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union
Contributor(s): Alber, Jens (Editor), Fahey, Tony (Editor), Saraceno, Chiara (Editor)
ISBN: 113897577X     ISBN-13: 9781138975774
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $56.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Demography
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 306.307
Physical Information: 448 pages
 
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Recent enlargement to the east made the European Union a more diverse social space and brought it into more direct contact with the social and cultural aftermath of communism.

Sound empirical knowledge on heterogeneity and homogeneity in European societies after the EU enlargement is lacking. By bringing together a collection of informative analyses of key domains of social life in the new member states and candidate countries, viewed in comparison both to each other and to the 'old' EU-15, this handbook will help social scientists, policy makers and other observers cope with the unfamiliarity of this new world. In particular, it examines the implications of the new member states' membership for the future course of EU integration. This substantial text contains seventeen chapters with a focus on social conditions, such as:

  • poverty and living conditions

  • social inclusion, life satisfaction

  • work and labour markets;

  • family and housing.

Making use of a range of data, this handbook will be an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers of Sociology, Social Policy and Welfare, European Studies and European Union Policy.