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The Welfare of the Middle Class : Changing Relations in European Welfare States
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Title
The Welfare of the Middle Class : Changing Relations in European Welfare States / Remo Siza.
ISBN
9781447360018
9781447359999
Publication
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2022
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2022
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
1 online resource (156 pages).
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Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary
In many European countries, processes of individualisation have contributed to transforming the middle class into a multitude of people, a sort of 'middle mass' with an unstable social identity and radical activism. The different 'worlds' of European welfare states seem progressively less able to manage this new kind of middle-class activism. This book is an essential contribution to ongoing public and academic debates on the unpredictability of middle-class attitudes and on their changing relations with the welfare state. Identifying key trends in the literature, it considers the impact of recent welfare reforms on the needs and preferences of the middle class.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2022.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-144) and index.
Contents
Introduction : an individualised middle class
The radicalisation of middle-class activism : a theoretical overview
A long-lasting transition
The rise of a new 'middle mass'
The shifting relations with the welfare state
A welfare for a highly individualised society
Conclusion : the 'worlds' of welfare and the divided middle class
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