Home ownership and social inequality in comparative perspective / edited by Karin Kurz and Hans-Peter Blossfeld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kurz, Karin.

Blossfeld, Hans-Peter.

Series:

Studies in social inequality.

Studies in social inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home ownership.

Social stratification.

Physical Description:

xvii, 385 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although a strong indicator of social status, home ownership has rarely emerged as a topic in social inequality research. This book compares twelve countries—the United States, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Israel—to determine the interdependence of social inequality and homeownership attainment over the life course. Examining countries that are similar with respect to socioeconomic development, but different in regard to their housing policies, the authors show that housing policies matter and are largely consistent with a country’s general approach in the provision of welfare. This book presents a valuable contribution to the social stratification literature, which traditionally has neglected the dimension of home ownership. It goes beyond most housing studies by adopting a life-course framework and longitudinal approach. The empirical findings provide evidence that in all countries under study—even those of the social democratic welfare regime type—labor market position matters in one’s chances to become a homeowner.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Contributors

Chapter One. Introduction: Social Stratification, Welfare Regimes, and Access to Home Ownership

Chapter Two. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in West Germany

Chapter Three. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in France

Chapter Four. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Belgium

Chapter Five. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in the Netherlands

Chapter Six. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Denmark

Chapter Seven. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Norway

Chapter Eight. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Italy

Chapter Nine. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Spain

Chapter Ten. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Britain

Chapter Eleven. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Ireland

Chapter Twelve. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in the United States

Chapter Thirteen. Home Ownership and Social Inequality in Israel

Chapter Fourteen. Summary and Conclusions

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8047-6724-6

1-4294-8229-X

OCLC:

70773640