Why do some employees support welfare states more than others? Skill profiles and social policy preferences in the United States
Article Abstract:
A study introducing an updated direction for exploring the social basis of welfare states in the U.S. is presented. The findings suggest that the level and composition of skill assets at the occupational level are critical for understanding of employees' social policy preferences in the era of industrial restructuring.
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2007
United States, Government domestic functions, Social policy, Skilled labor, Skilled labour
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2007
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Regional value differences in Europe and the social consequences of divorce: A test of the stigmatization hypothesis
Article Abstract:
The stigmatization hypothesis is applied to study the effect of regional intolerance on individual changes in social contacts following divorce. The results provide partial confirmation of the stigmatization hypothesis.
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2007
Europe, Analysis, Divorce, Social norms, Divorced people
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2007
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