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Modern France : society in transition / edited by Malcolm Cook and Grace Davie.

Contributor(s): Cook, Malcolm, 1947- | Davie, Grace.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Routledge, 1999Description: xiii, 279 p. : 1 map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780415154314; 0415154324; 9780415154321.Subject(s): Social change -- France -- History -- 20th century | History | European history | History | Cultural studies | Politics & government | France -- Civilization -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 944.083 MOD Summary: Modern France is an up-to-date introduction to French society at the end of the 20th century, examining the transition as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial society.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Modern France is an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the nature of French society at the end of the twentieth century. The book examines the transition of France and French life as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial economy, and the cultural and social dislocations that such an evoltuion implies.
Sociological concepts and categories of class, race, gender, age and region are discussed as well as how they combine together to produce inequalities and identities. These concepts are then applied to a range of issues such as work, politics, education, health, religion and leisure.
Modern France reveals the nature of French society at a critical moment in her evolution and how a member of the European Union reflects distinctiveness and commonality in the development of Europe as a whole.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modern France is an up-to-date introduction to French society at the end of the 20th century, examining the transition as the nation moves from an industrial to a post-industrial society.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of tables (p. vii)
  • Notes on contributors (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xv)
  • Map of France (p. xvi)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • Part I Categories of analysis
  • 1 Class and status (p. 15)
  • 2 Race and ethnicity (p. 34)
  • 3 Gender (p. 53)
  • 4 Age: The life course (p. 73)
  • 5 The regions (p. 91)
  • Part II Areas of enquiry
  • 6 Paid and unpaid work (p. 115)
  • 7 Trade unions (p. 132)
  • 8 French politics 1981-97: Stability and malaise (p. 151)
  • 9 Education and training (p. 172)
  • 10 Religion and laicite (p. 195)
  • 11 Healthcare (p. 216)
  • 12 Leisure and consumption (p. 235)
  • Index (p. 257)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Malcolm Cook is Professor of French
Grace Davie is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, both at the University of Exeter.