Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland

Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Henryk Domanski, Zbigniew Sawinski, 0, Joshua Kjerulf Dubrow, Kazimierz M. Slomczynski
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Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland
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1945–2015
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9789633861554
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Hardback
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312
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English
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15.9 x 23.4 cm
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Preface
Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, Henryk Domański, Joshua Kjerulf Dubrow, Zbigniew Sawiński, and Dariusz Przybysz

Introduction: Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland
Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, Henryk Domański, Joshua Kjerulf Dubrow, Zbigniew Sawiński, and Dariusz Przybysz

PART I: Class and Startification
Chapter 1: Polish Sociology and Investigations into Class and Stratification, 1945–2015
Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, and Joshua K. Dubrow

Chapter 2: Class Structure and Social Stratification in Poland from the 1970s to the 2010s
Kazimierz M. Słomczyński and Irina Tomescu-Dubrow

PART II: Mobilty and Attainment
Chapter 3: Social Mobility and Systemic Changes in Class Structure: Analyzing Inflow-Outflow Tables with Different Origin and Destination Categories
Irina Tomescu-Dubrow and Kazimierz M. Słomczyński

Chapter 4: Social Mobility in Education and Occupation, 1982–2006
Henryk Domański, Bogdan W. Mach, and Dariusz Przybysz

Chapter 5: Social Change, Educational Expansion, and Inequality in Access to Education
Zbigniew Sawiński

Chapter 6: Determinants of Educational Inequality before and after the System Change
Irina Tomescu-Dubrow and Henryk Domański

PART III: Occupational Differentiation
Chapter 7: Occupational Classifications and Scales in Poland since the 1970s
Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, Henryk Domański, Zbigniew Sawiński, and Irina Tomescu-Dubrow

Chapter 8: Changes in Occupational Prestige, 1958–2008
Henryk Domański, Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, and Zbigniew Sawiński

PART IV: Class Analyses
Chapter 9: Class, Stratification, and the 2008 Economic Crisis from an Intersectional Perspective
Irina Tomescu-Dubrow and Joshua K. Dubrow

Chapter 10: Class Voting in Poland, 1991–2011
Dariusz Przybysz

Conclusion
Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Kazimierz M. Słomczyński, Henryk Domański, Joshua Kjerulf Dubrow, Zbigniew Sawiński, and Dariusz Przybysz

Bibliography
Index

Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland

1945–2015

This book is about long-term changes to class and inequality in Poland. Drawing upon major social surveys, the team of authors from the Polish Academy of Sciences offer the rare comprehensive study of important changes to the social structure from the communist era to the present. The core argument is that, even during extreme societal transformations, key features of social life have long-lasting, stratifying effects. The authors analyse the core issues of inequality research that best explain “who gets what and why:” social mobility, status attainment and their mechanisms, with a focus on education, occupation, and income. The transition from communist political economy to liberal democracy and market capitalism offers a unique opportunity for scholars to understand how people move from one stratifi cation regime to the next. There are valuable lessons to be learned from linking past to present. Classic issues of class, stratification, mobility, and attainment have endured decades of radical social change. These concepts remain valid even when society tries to eradicate them.
Authors

Irina Tomescu-Dubrow

Irina Tomescu-Dubrow is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Henryk Domanski

Henryk Domanski is Professor of Sociology in the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in Polish Academy of Sciences and Head of the Department of Social Structure Research and Department of Studies on Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research.

Zbigniew Sawinski

Zbigniew Sawinski is a Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Joshua Kjerulf Dubrow

Joshua K. Dubrow is a Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Kazimierz M. Slomczynski

Kazimierz M. Slomczynski is Professor Dr. Hab. at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), and Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University (OSU). He directs the Cross-National Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training program (CONSIRT) of OSU and PAN.