Capitalism and Social Cohesion : Essays on Exclusion and Integration

This book brings together essays on modernity, social integration, social differentiation and social exclusion by Lockwood, Mouzelis and other eminent social theorists. At the same time it addresses critical issues facing Western democracies, such as social exclusion, the underclass, unemployment, new inequalities, globalization and the new competitive environment. Its novelty lies in the imaginative way it uses social theory to critique old, and suggest new, policies and political practices. A Collection Of Essays On Modernity, Social Integration, Social Differentiation And Social Exclusion. The Contributors Address Critical Issues Facing Western Democracies, Such As Social Exclusion, The Underclass, Unemployment, Inequalities, Globalization And The New Competitive Environment. New Thinking On Exclusion And Integration, I. Gough And G. Olofsson. Part 1 Theories Of Integration: Mapping System Integration And Social Integration, N. Mortensen; Embeddedness And Integration, An Essay On Karl Polanyi, G. Olofsson. Part 2 Audits Of Integration: Civic Integration And Social Cohesion, D. Lockwood; Social Welfare And Economic Competitiveness, I. Gough; Gender, Citizenship And Empowerment, B. Siim. Part 3 New Arenas Of Exclusion, New Strategies For Integration: From Class Society To Exclusion From Society, J. Anderson; Critical Reflections In The Underclass And Poverty, K. Mann; Unemployment Or Basic Income, Is There A Middle Road?, I. Hornemann And J. Lind; Differentiation And Marginalization In Late Modernity, N. Mouzelis. Edited By Ian Gough And Gunnar Olofsson. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction: New Thinking on Exclusion and Integration....Pages 1-10 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Mapping System Integration and Social Integration....Pages 13-37 Embeddedness and Integration....Pages 38-60 Front Matter....Pages 61-61 Civic Integration and Social Cohesion....Pages 63-84 Social Welfare and Competitiveness: Social versus System Integration?....Pages 85-106 Gender, Citizenship and Empowerment....Pages 107-124 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Social and System Integration and the Underclass....Pages 127-148 Critical Reflections on the ‘Underclass’ and Poverty....Pages 149-168 Unemployment or Basic Income? — Danish Debates....Pages 169-188 Front Matter....Pages 189-189 Differentiation and Marginalization in Late Modernity....Pages 191-207 Back Matter....Pages 209-213