Beschreibung
Young men choosing a traditional working career 189 Young women making modern choices 191 The struggles of young men versus the success of young women 192 CONCLUSIONS Changing economies, changing households 195 Jane Wheelock and Age Mariussen Summing up 195 Institutional comparisons: empirical analysis 197 Theoretical implications 201 Policy implications 204 Bibliography 207 Index 231 ix ILLUSTRATIONS Figures 1. 1 Institutional change as a theme in economics and sociology 15 1. 2 The household in the total economy 28 2. 1 The household in the production, reproduction and consumption cloverleaf 39 10. 1 Characteristics of the two extreme groups of farmers, 'sceptics' and 'radicals' 155 11. 1 Flexibility in the family economic unit 161 Tables ILl Changing employment structure in Wearside and Mo i Rana, selected years 67 11. 2 Employment change comparisons, Wearside!Great Britain and Mo i Rana/Norway, selected years 68 11. 3 Major industrial sectors, Wearside and Mo i Rana, selected years 69 11. 4 Employment in Wearside and Mo i Rana: gender and part-time! full-time breakdown, selected years 70 The degree of change in the organisation of household work 7. 1 116 Economic status categories and family succession 10. 1 150 12. 1 Economic position of young adults (16-29) in Newcastle 176 12.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
InhaltsangabeForeword: Economic and Social Change. Introduction: Institutional Transformation; Å. Mariussen, J. Wheelock. Part I: The Significance of the Household in Its Macro Context. 1. Perspectives on the Household in a Changing Economy; Å. Mariussen, J. Wheelock. 2. Behind the Lace Curtains; E. Oughton, et al. 3. Social Security, Employment and the Household; M. Hill. Part II: Economic Restructuring, Labour Market Change and the Household; Å. Mariussen, I. Stone. 4. British Market-Led Restructuring: A Case Study of Wearside; I. Stone. 5. Corporatist Restructuring: A Scandinavian Case Study; Å. Mariussen. Part III: Changing Lives and Livelihoods. Section A: Household Responses to Industrial Change and Unemployment; J. Wheelock. 6. The Family and the Social Division of Labour During Industrial Restructuring; A. Sande. 7. Gender Responses to Male Unemployment; Or, Is Andy Capp Dead? J. Wheelock. 8. Reflecting Flexibility: From the Security of Regular Employment to Coping with Casual Work; A. Karlsen. Section B: Changes in Family and Household Based Production; N. Ward, A. Wiborg. 9. `Nationalisation' of Rural Households? New Teams for Old Tasks in Agricultural Households; A. Wiborg. 10. Economic Restructuring, Environmental Consciousness and Farm Family Succession in Britain; N. Ward, P. Lowe. 11. Survival and Flexibility in the Urban Small Business Household; J. Wheelock. Section C: Shifting Youth Transitions and Identities; R.Hollands. 12. From Shipyards to Nightclubs: The Restructuring of Young `Geordie' Work, Home and Consumption Identities; R. Hollands. 13. Marginalised Young Men and Successful Young Women: Young People Entering Adulthood; T. Magnussen. Conclusions: Changing Economies, Changing Households; J. Wheelock, Å. Mariussen. Bibliography. Index.
