Journal Article Patterns of Formal and Informal Social Capital in Europe Get access Florian Pichler, Pichler Claire Wallace, Department Sociology, New Centre Aberdeen, University Dunbar Street, Aberdeen AB24 3QY, UK. Email: claire.wallace@abdn.ac.uk (to whom correspondance should be addressed), Tel.: +44-1224-272647; fax: +44-1224-273442; florian.pichler@abdn.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Wallace European Sociological Review, Volume 23, Issue...

This article discusses the danger of a growing digital divide between rural and other areas. It presents broadband as increasingly necessary for delivery information, health, education, business, social security, public leisure services. Access to has become vital communities participate in progressively economy overcome problems physical isolation. Yet areas are among those most excluded from fast developments. Although this is partly due technological/economic barriers reaching more remote...

Abstract This article considers the role of informal economy in Central and Eastern European post-communist countries. The is defined as 'black' economy, which monetised but outside law (often illegal) on one hand 'household' 'social' economies are non-monetised non-legal sense that they legislation. shows some countries black very important for supporting household incomes (Serbia Croatia) other or social predominant (especially Romania Ukraine). In a third group formal predominates over...

1. Introduction: Feminism and the Sociological Imagination 2. Feminist Theory 3. Stratification Inequality 4. Education 5. The Life Course 6. Family Household 7. Health, Illness Medicine 8. Sexuality 9. Work Organisation 10. Crime, Deviance Criminal Justice 11. Politics 12. Media Culture 13. Knowledge

The article considers the idea of `household strategies' as a concept that takes into account motivations and agency actors in society, method analysis through looking at intersection different economies household behaviour unit analysis, with focus on households rather than individuals. Although strategies has been criticized each these dimensions, it nevertheless remained an important empirical tool investigation parts world. Indeed, have become perhaps even more salient under conditions...

Social capital has become a much researched concept and there been theoretical speculation about unequal access to it. However, the cross-national empirical analysis of social in relation stratification inequality is lacking. In this article, we explore relationship between across 27 European countries using Eurobarometer (EB) 62.2 (N = 27,000) carried out autumn 2004. Through use statistical modelling are able determine extent which individual characteristics, including occupational...

The following paper addresses a lacuna in the literature relating to concept of resilience. To date, cultural activity relation resilient communities has been given little attention and this will highlight how lens community heritage activities ‘bottom-up’ role volunteer labour can act as catalyst for building more rural areas. This develops from areas that have strong place identities, formed through reproduction traditional practices alongside contemporary influences. These identities are...

This paper provides what we believe to be the first collection of data on social capital in transition countries Central/Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union.Using from World Values Survey 1990 1995 document degree trust civic participation find that these indicators are significantly lower than OECD countries.The also a preliminary investigation link between growth during transition.Unlike market economies, is not positively related growth; while organisations shows positive...

This paper considers the effects of migration since 1989 for Poland, Hungary and Czech Slovak Republics - countries which have been crucially affected by opening borders to European Union. There has not only from these countries, but also into countries; former declined latter increased in last ten years. The argues, however, that this most often takes form short-term circulatory movements. It a number factors account explain why is as high had expected (and feared) it might be better...

Economic geographers have tended to neglect human mobility, and yet international labour migration constitutes significant flows that shape are shaped by institutionally specific economic spaces. Three underlying themes run through the paper. First, role of social networks in mediating relationships between Second, recomposition spatiality temporality response Europeanization globalization, evident especially emergence increased but differentiated skilled mobility. And, third, locking into...

Journal Article What are the Reasons for Differences in Job Satisfaction across Europe? Individual, Compositional, and Institutional Explanations Get access Florian Pichler, Pichler Claire Wallace, Department of Sociology, University Aberdeen, Dunbar Street, Aberdeen AB24 3QY, UK. Email: claire.wallace@abdn.ac.uk Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Wallace European Sociological Review, Volume 25, Issue 5, October 2009, Pages 535–549,...

In this paper we suggest a way to measure the well-being of society based upon our own development Social Quality model. The model has advantage being sociologically grounded as and individuals within it. We test against life satisfaction an indicator how successful it is in delivering these aspirations. was tested on all European countries using Life Surveys 2003 2007 found explain large amount variance, which consistent across time space. that possible operationalise small number...

The creative industries potentially contribute much to the social and economic viability of rural regions. This paper explores role that broadband connectivity plays in development professional practices. In particular, we explore extent which can reduce penalty distance for practitioners, equally, how a lack impacts upon economy. Our findings suggest access at least 2 megabits per second, download speed, had become crucial those working sector time fieldwork (this minimum critical speed is...

Abstract In rural UK , businesses are often isolated and have much to gain from healthy networks, yet studies show that many business owners fail network effectively. Information communications technologies offer new ways might benefit by expanding their reach. This study looked at online face‐to‐face networking behaviour among micro‐enterprises in S cotland relation the development of bonding bridging social capital. Given challenges remoteness faced businesses, is particularly useful...

In virtually all advanced capitalist industrial societies, transitions from compulsory education into employment have been prolonged since the 1970s. The basic reasons are same everywhere, but there contrasting interpretations of youth's new social condition by different countries' scientists. Here a particularly sharp contrast is between Britain and Germany. former country most researchers taken negative view trends, whereas German scholars stressed spread flexibility, individualisation,...

In a rapidly evolving digital society, broadband connectivity is increasingly critical. Everyday experiences are mediated by technology, be they related to work, education, leisure or health care; technology impacts at many levels. Access Internet considered essential contemporary society. Despite this growing recognition, access still not ubiquitous across all of the UK, with being particularly problematic in remote rural areas. This paper considers role economic and social sustainability...

Preface Introduction Modernisation and the Construction of 'Youth' Transitions in Education, Training Work Family Youth Culture, sub-Culture Consumerism Young People's Political Values Participation Conclusions References Index