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100	1		_915903 _aLarsen, Christian Albrekt
245			_aThe Rise & Fall of Social Cohesion. _bThe Construction & Deconstruction of Social Trust in the US, UK, Sweden and Denmark
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2013
300			_a262 pp _c16 x 24 cm
520			_aThe book explores the ways in which social cohesion ― measured as trust in unknown fellow citizens ― can be established and undermined. It examines the US and UK, where social cohesion declined in the latter part of the twentieth century, and Sweden and Denmark, where social cohesion increased, and aims to put forward a social constructivist explanation for this shift. Demonstrating the importance of public perceptions about living in a meritocratic middle class society, the book argues that trust declined because the Americans and British came to believe that most other citizens belong to an untrustworthy, undeserving, and even dangerous 'bottom' of society rather than to the trustworthy middle classes. In contrast, trust increased amongst Swedes and Danes as they believed that most citizens belong to the 'middle' of society rather than to the 'bottom'. Furthermore, the Swedes and Danes came to view the (perceived) narrow 'bottom' of their society as trustworthy, deserving, and peaceful. The book argues that social cohesion is primarily a cognitive phenomenon, in contrast to previous research, which has emphasized the presence of shared moral norms, fair institutions, networks, engagement in civil society etc. The book is based on unique empirical data material, where American survey items have been replicated in the British Social Attitude survey and the Danish and Swedish ISSP surveys (exclusively for this book). It also includes a unique cross-national study of media content covering a five year period in UK, Sweden, and Denmark. It demonstrates how 'the bottom' and 'the middle' is differently constructed across countries.
650		7	_2lemac _914478 _aSociologia
650		7	_2lemac _94806 _aIntegració social _yS-XX _zEuropa _zEstats Units d'Amèrica
650		0	_2lemac _99313 _aClasse mitjana _yS-XX _zEuropa _zEstats Units d'Amèrica
655		0	_2popin _9298 _aSOCIOLOGÍA _fSOCIOLOGY _iSOCIOLOGIA
655		0	_2popin _9321 _aSOCIEDAD _fSOCIETY _iSOCIETAT
655		0	_2popin _913911 _aCLASE MEDIA _fMIDDLE CLASS _iCLASSE MITJANA
655		0	_2popin _9637 _aEUROPA _fEUROPE _iEUROPA
655		0	_2popin _950 _aESTADOS UNIDOS _fUNITED STATES _iESTATS UNITS
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