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Redrawing the Class Map: Stratification and Institutions in Britain, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland
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The concept of Institutional embeddedness and the concept of institutional embeddedness was introduced in the New Class Schema as mentioned in this paper, which is used in the UK, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.Abstract:
Introduction PART I: LABOUR MARKET TRENDS AND THE THEORY OF A NEW CLASS SCHEMA Class Theorists and the Debate About the End of Class Three Labour Market Trends and their Impact on the Employment Structure Women, the Manual/Non-Manual Divide and the Working Class Horizontal Divisions Within the Middle Class The Construction Logic of a New Class Schema PART II: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT STRATIFICATION Operationalization of the New Class Schema The Class Structure of Britain, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland The Distribution of Advantage Within the Class Schema Structural Divisions Within the Schema: Public Employment and Party Support Collapsed Versions of the Detailed Class Schema PART III: CLASS AND THE CONCEPT OF INSTITUTIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS Introducing Institutions: The Concept of Institutional Embeddedness Class Differences in Pension System Integration Class Differences in Trade Union Membership Class Differences in Political Citizenship and Electoral Participation Cumulative Differences in Institutional Embeddedness Concluding Summary Statistical Annexeread more
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