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Towards a Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities between Europe and Latin America

  • Studies social inequality across a vast geographical region

  • Provides comparative analyses of different dimensions in which inequalities are expressed

  • Has created a general analytical framework for comparative studies of inequality

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Social Models for Dealing with Inequalities

      • Antonio Martín-Artiles, Eduardo Chávez-Molina, Renata Semenza
      Pages 35-61Open Access
  3. Labour and Educational Inequalities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
    2. Comparing Inequalities in the Labour Market from a Segmentation Perspective

      • Pedro López-Roldán, Renata Semenza, Agustín Salvia
      Pages 65-104Open Access
    3. Education and Inequality in Finland, Spain and Brazil

      • José Saturnino Martínez García, Eriikka Oinonen, Rafael Merino, Graziela Perosa
      Pages 105-140Open Access
    4. Digital Revolution and Sociocultural Change

      • Fausto Miguélez, Jordi Planas, Paulina Benítez
      Pages 141-167Open Access
  4. Social Stratification and Mobility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
    2. The Measurement of Social Stratification: Comparative Perspectives Between Europe and Latin America

      • Emmanuelle Barozet, Marcelo Boado, Ildefonso Marqués-Perales
      Pages 171-202Open Access
    3. Social Mobility from a Comparative Perspective Between Europe and Latin America

      • Sandra Fachelli, Ildefonso Marqués-Perales, Marcelo Boado, Patricio Solís
      Pages 203-234Open Access
  5. Life Trajectories and Gender Inequality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
    2. Social Times, Reproduction and Social Inequality at Work: Contrasts and Comparative Perspectives Between Countries

      • Màrius Domínguez-Amorós, Leticia Muñiz, Gabriela Rubilar
      Pages 331-359Open Access
    3. Recent Evolutions of Gender, State Feminism and Care Models in Latin America and Europe

      • Julie Jarty, Karina Batthyány
      Pages 361-385Open Access
  6. Social Policies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 387-387
    2. Unemployment Benefits: Discursive Convergence, Distant Realities

      • Antonio Martín-Artiles, Vincenzo Fortunato, Eduardo Chávez-Molina
      Pages 389-417Open Access
    3. Pension Systems Compared: A Polarised Perspective, a Diverse Reality

      • Patricia Scarponetti, Leandro Sepúlveda, Antonio Martín-Artiles
      Pages 419-451Open Access

About this book

This open access volume identifies the common and specific aspects of social mechanisms that generate inequalities, through comparative analyses of different dimensions in which inequalities are expressed. It includes studies on social inequalities in 5 European and 5 Latin American countries, along 11 thematic axes: inequalities in the labour market and labour trajectories; asymmetries in the relationship between training and employment; inequalities in work and family life; educational inequalities; geographical and social inequalities: ethnicity and language; social inequalities, migration and space; uncertainty, strategies, resources and capabilities; inequality of opportunity: intergenerational social mobility; social policies; gender inequalities; and research methodology. This volume is the result of a large collaborative project on social inequality funded by the European Commission: the International Network for Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities. Taking into account diverse perspectives and approximations, the collaborators have created a general analytical framework as a model of analysis of social inequalities. The various contributions in this volume help readers gain a global outlook and help reflect on social inequalities in a comparative perspective. This volume addresses social science graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, social policy makers, as well as a broader academic audience interested in social inequality.


Keywords

  • Open access
  • Analytical Model of Social Inequalities and Trajectories
  • INCASI
  • inequality of opportunity
  • unemployment protection
  • labour market inequalities
  • inequality in education
  • digital divide
  • social stratification
  • social inequality at work
  • gender and inequality

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sociological Research Center on Everyday Life and Work - Institut for Labour Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Pedro López-Roldán

  • Department of Sociology, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain

    Sandra Fachelli

  • Education and Work Research Group, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Sandra Fachelli

About the editors

Pedro López-Roldán is Associate Professor of Political Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and business studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a master's degree in mathematics, computer science and applications to human sciences from the École des Hautes Ét udes en Sciences Sociales of Paris, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the Department of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is a researcher at the Sociological Research Centre on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT), and at the Institute for Labour Studies (IET), at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and coordinator of the Master's programme in Applied Social Research Methods (TISA). His main areas of research are social research methods: multivariate data analysis, typological construction, mixed methods, sociology of labour and social inequalities: labour market segmentation, labour trajectories and immigration, analysis of social inequalities and social mobility, and the relationship among time, work and everyday life. He is the main coordinator of the International Network for Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities (INCASI). 

Sandra Fachelli is Post doctorate in Social Science from University of Buenos Aires (UBA), PhD in Sociology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Diploma of Advanced Studies in sociology, Master in Introduction to Research in Sociology (UAB), Master’s in Design and Management of Policies and Social Programs (FLACSO Argentina). She has a BA degree in sociology from the University of Argentina John F. Kennedy. She is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology of Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla and a researcher in the Labour and Education Research Group (GRET) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She is Member of the Academic Commission and Task Manager of the INCASI Project and she is teaching coordinator and professor of the Master’s programme in Applied Social Research Techniques (TISA) that are co-coordinated by UAB and UB. Her main lines of research are: inequality, stratification and social mobility, higher education and employment.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards a Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities between Europe and Latin America

  • Editors: Pedro López-Roldán, Sandra Fachelli

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48442-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48441-5Published: 14 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48444-6Published: 14 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48442-2Published: 13 November 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 480

  • Number of Illustrations: 80 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Structure, Development Studies, Development Economics

Buying options

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Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Free shipping worldwide
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