{"product_id":"9781461375883","title":"Economic Restructuring and the Growing Uncertainty of the Middle Class","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEconomic Restructuring and the Growing Uncertainty of the Middle Class\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSteijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; de Jong, Mart-Jan\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEconomic Restructuring and the Growing Uncertainty of the  Middle Class\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on a relatively new research area which is  becoming increasingly more important: the growing uncertainty of the  middle class. Until recently, members of the middle class were not  only assured of a good social and economic position but also of the  continuation of this position. Nowadays, economic and organisational  changes are threatening this once secure position. The boundaries  between the middle classes and the working class are becoming less and  less visible. `Making a career', which was in the past central for  middle class people, is becoming ever more difficult. Moreover,  organisational restructuring is threatening their employment. It seems  that insecurity is becoming a central element in the lives of members  of the middle class. \u003cbr\u003e  In this book experts from several European countries discuss the  question of to what extent the position of the middle class is really  changing. They also discuss the mechanisms that are propelling these  changes, and the effects these changes have on the attitudes of  middle-class people. As the experts are from several parts of Europe  (Great Britain, Germany, The Netherlands, Greece, Spain and Russia),  the reader can compare the situation of the middle classes in these  various countries. \u003cbr\u003e  This book contains valuable information for anyone interested in this  important topic: not only for those involved in the studies of  economic and organisational change and social stratification and those  interested in the similarities and differences between European  countries, but (amongst others) for policy-makers, managers, and trade  union representatives who will be dealing with problems induced by the  changes that are discussed in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781461375883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461375883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-5655-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 177\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358761808012,"sku":"9781461375883","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461375883.jpg?v=1755113594","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461375883","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}