Review article
Lifestyle and Social Structure. Processes of Individualization in Eastern European countries
Rudolf Richter
; Institute for Sociology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Abstract
In this article I will deal with lifestyles in Eastern European countries. The data come from representative studies in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Russia and Romania. The life style approach combines structural and cultural variables, indicators of behaviour as well as values. Out of these indicators social clusters are constructed. Thus a different picture of the composition of society can be drawn. After introducing the advantages of the lifestyle approach I go on in describing the lifestyles in the different countries. Finally I construct a thesis about the different stages of democratisation and modernisation the countries under research show.
Keywords
LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; EASTERN EUROPE; INDIVIDUALISATION; MODERNISATION; DEMOCRATISATION
Hrčak ID:
25901
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2002.
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