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The rise and fall of social cohesion : the construction and de-construction of social trust in the US UK, Sweden and Denmark / Christian Albrekt Larsen.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191761683 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Social stratification -- Cross-cultural studies | Social classes -- Cross-cultural studies | Class consciousness -- Cross-cultural studies | Social integration -- Cross-cultural studies | Intergroup relations -- Cross-cultural studiesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199681846DDC classification: 305.5 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume explores the ways in which social cohesion can be established and undermined. It examines the US and UK, where social cohesion declined in the latter part of the 20th century and Sweden and Denmark, where social cohesion increased, and puts forward a social constructivist explanation for this shift.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores the ways in which social cohesion can be established and undermined. It examines the US and UK, where social cohesion declined in the latter part of the 20th century and Sweden and Denmark, where social cohesion increased, and puts forward a social constructivist explanation for this shift.
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