British Social Attitudes

The 23rd Report
23rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4129-3432-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 930 g

Reihe: British Social Attitudes Survey series

The British Social Attitudes survey series is carried out by Britain's largest independent social research institute, the National Centre for Social Research. It provides an indispensable guide to current political and social issues in contemporary Britain.

This, the 23rd report, describes the results of the most recent nation-wide survey, including analysis of the following areas:

- Civil liberties
- Social identities
- Disability
- Political Respect
- Employment Relations
- Euthanasia
- Care in Old Age

The most comprehensive review of changing British social values available, the British Social Attitudes survey report is essential reading for anyone seeking a guide to the topical issues and debates of today or engaged in contemporary social and political research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Park, Alison

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Öffentliche Meinung und Umfragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Who Do We Think We Are? The Decline of Traditional Social Identities - Anthony Heath, Jean Martin and Gabriella Elgenius
Quickening Death - Elizabeth Clery, Sheila Mclean and Miranda Phillips
The Euthanasia Debate
Are We All Working Too Hard? Women, Men, and Changing Attitudes to Employment - Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette
Who Should Pay for My Care - When I'm 64? - Rachel Ormston, John Curtice and Helen Fawcett
Agree to Disagree - Katrin Voltmer and Mansur Lalljee
Respect for Political Opponents
Proportional Representation and the Disappearing Voter - John Curtice, Stephen Fisher and Lawrence Lessard-Phillips
Civil Liberties and the Challenge Of Terrorism - Mark Johnson and Conor Gearty
New Labour, New Unions? - Alex Bryson
Disabling Attitudes? Public Perspectives on Disabled People - John Rigg
Isolates or Socialites? The Social Ties of Internet Users - John Curtice and Pippa Norris

Über Autor(innen)

Park, Alison
Alison joined NatCen in 1991, after completing an M.Phil. in Sociology at Nuffield College, Oxford. Her core areas of research are social, political and moral attitudes and values. As Head of Society and Social Change, Alison manages the team responsible for the British Social Attitudes Survey series. These annual surveys focus on people's attitudes towards a wide range of issues, and the results form the basis of an annual book, published by Sage. Alison is closely involved with the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), a cross-national study of social attitudes, and is the ESRC-funded UK Co-ordinator for the 2002 to 2012 rounds of the European Social Survey. She makes regular radio and television contributions concerning social trends, and was a member of the 2003 Fabian Society Commission on the Future of the Monarchy.