Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland

1945–2015

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

• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9789633861554
• eBook ISBN:
  9789633861561
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: European History
• Index: History

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Introduction: Dynamics of Class and Stratification in Poland
• PART I: CLASS AND STRATIFICATION
• PART II: MOBILITY AND ATTAINMENT
• Chapter 3: Social Mobility and Systemic Changes in Class Structure: Analyzing Inflow-Outflow Tables with Different Origin and Destination Categories
• Chapter 4: Social Mobility in Education and Occupation, 1982–2006
• Chapter 5:Social Change, Educational Expansion, and Inequality in Access to Education
• Chapter 6: Determinants of Educational Inequality before and after the System Change
• PART III: OCCUPATIONAL DIFFERENTIATION
• Chapter 7:Occupational Classifications and Scales in Poland since the 1970s
• Chapter 8: Changes in Occupational Prestige, 1958–2008
• PART IV: CLASS ANALYSES
• Chapter 9: Class, Stratification, and the 2008 Economic Crisis from an Intersectional Perspective
• Chapter 10:Class Voting in Poland, 1991–2011
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index
• Back cover