Britain in Europe: An Introduction to Sociology Book

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	List of tables
	List of contributors
	Introduction	1
Pt. 1	The Making of Modern Europe	9
1	Industrialization	11
2	Urbanization and Urban Europe: the transition to urban lifestyles and contemporary urban problems	25
3	The State as a European Creation	51
4	Reason and Modernity	69
Pt. 2	The Making of the Modern European	91
5	Social Stratification	93
6	Women, Paid Employment and Equal Opportunity	125
7	Racism, Immigration and Migrant Labour	147
8	Winners and Losers: young people in Europe	161
9	Old Age in Europe	173
Pt. 3	Social Processes and Contemporary Issues	199
10	Families in Europe	201
11	Education in Europe	219
12	Religion in Europe	239
13	Work, Employment and Unemployment	257
14	European Culture and Ideology in Mass Communication	273
Pt. 4	The Individual and the State in Contemporary Europe	295
15	Political Participation in Europe: theme and variation	297
16	Implementing Social Welfare Policy in Europe: the significance of social work, social pedagogy and community work	317
17	Poverty and Social Security	343
18	Health, Healthcare and Health Inequalities	359
19	Crime and Penal Policy in Europe	379
Pt. 5	Looking Forward: Challenges Facing Europe	399
20	Urban Change and Urban Problems	401
21	Peripheral Nationalism in the European Union	423
22	Europe's Changing Role in the Globalization Process	435
	Sources of data	449
	Bibliography	451
	Index	475