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Is Age the New Class? Economic Crisis and Demographics in European Politics.
- Source :
- Critical Sociology (Sage Publications, Ltd.); Jan2017, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p59-71, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- As the crisis turns into long-term economic downturn, younger age-groups in Europe seem to be hit with higher levels of unemployment while the welfare state is steadily shrinking. The young have suddenly become a social group united by collective material interests, but does this translate into a sense of a collective political interest? The paper examines to what extent the dominant class-based social science of the post-war years can help us understand the politics of age-groups. The analysis highlights four changes since post-war years: the workplace has changed, impacting socialization; modern media has changed, impacting mobilization; the political landscape is fairly institutionalized, tempering the possibilities for new political concerns to find voice; and those who would define and articulate the political priorities of the young are leaving the Old Continent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LABOR movement
NEOLIBERALISM
CULTURAL maintenance
BUSINESS enterprises
SOCIOLOGY
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08969205
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Critical Sociology (Sage Publications, Ltd.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120625568
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920515603109