9780631165156 - The Changing Population of Britain (6 resultados)

Condición: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 230p black paperback with illustrated laminated cover, from a Cambridge college library, very little used, pages clean with bibliography and charts throughout, very good Language: English.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The population of Britain is neither growing nor declining, but it has changed recently in diverse ways and continues to do so. Marriage has ceased almost entirely to be a necessary prelude to sexual relations. Couples are postponing the birth of their first children. The number of one-parent families is increasing. The population has temporarily stopped ageing. The middle class is growing at the expense of the working class, but at different rates in different parts of the country. Large numbers of immigrants have arrived and have either dispersed through the country or concentrated in particular cities. This volume of new essays by leading social researchers investigates the origins and effects of these trends and changes, and considers their relevance to the social problems and issues of Britain now and in the 1990s. Their findings, always expressed in non-technical language, are often controversial and surprising. Despite the substantial rise in divorce, marriage remains as popular as ever, though the future of the stable family unit is more in doubt. Inspite of changes in the law and in social assumptions and attitudes, the equalisation of opportunity between men and women appears to be by no means as complete and as rapid as has been supposed. Taken together, these essays provide an unnusually clear perspective on British society at the end of the twentieth century. This book is aimed at general readers concerned with recent social change and students of social science (sociology, geography, economics), law and demography. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condición: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st.ed. 2 ownership stamps. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

paperback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Sticker to spine, stamps and sticker to inside cover, name written on page block. The population of Britain is neither growing nor declining, but it has changed recently in diverse ways and continues to do so. Marriage has ceased almost entirely to be a necessary prelude to sexual relations. Couples are postponing the birth of their first children. The number of one-parent families is increasing. The population has temporarily stopped ageing. The middle class is growing at the expense of the working class, but at different rates in different parts of the country. Large numbers of immigrants have arrived and have either dispersed through the country or concentrated in particular cities. This volume of new essays by leading social researchers investigates the origins and effects of these trends and changes, and considers their relevance to the social problems and issues of Britain now and in the 1990s. Their findings, always expressed in non-technical language, are often controversial and surprising. Despite the substantial rise in divorce, marriage remains as popular as ever, though the future of the stable family unit is more in doubt. In spite of changes in the law and in social assumptions and attitudes, the equalisation of opportunity between men and women appears to be by no means as complete and as rapid as has been supposed. Taken together, these essays provide an unusually clear perspective on British society at the end of the twentieth century. This book is aimed at general readers concerned with recent social change and students of social science (sociology, geography, economics), law and demography Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Condición: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st.ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.