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Author:

Larsen, Christian Albrekt.

Title:

The rise and fall of social cohesion : the construction and deconstruction of social trust in the US, UK, Sweden, and Denmark / Christian Albrekt Larsen.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xxi, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Social stratification--Cross-cultural studies.
Social classes--Cross-cultural studies.
Class consciousness--Cross-cultural studies.
Social integration--Cross-cultural studies.
Intergroup relations--Cross-cultural studies.
Trust--Social aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The rise and fall of middle-class society : a kernel of truth -- The importance of perceptions -- The construction of members of the imagined national community : the case of "The Bottom" -- The contemporary challenges : vicious and virtuous feedback circles.

ISBN:

0199681848 (hbk.)
9780199681846 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)835969743

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)