Towards a Normal Stratification Order

From a historical perspective, the period between the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) until the Wall Street crash of 2008 was brief, but the social changes were far-reaching and resulted in the profound alteration of institutional frameworks of post-socialist societies in Central and East European countries, e.g. Estonia. This book examines the transformation of Estonian society, concentrating on changes in the stratification order. The (re)distribution of the risks and opportunities between different groups in Estonian society, the 'most neoliberal' in the European Union, and the perceptions about fairness of the most radical changes in post-socialist world are the main issues of this volume.

Autorentext

Ellu Saar is a professor at the Institute for International and Social Studies, Tallinn University (Estonia). She coordinates the EU project 'Towards a Lifelong Learning Society in Europe: The Contribution of the Education System'. Her research areas are social stratification and mobility, educational inequalities, and life course studies. She is a member of the Editorial Board of European Sociological Review and of the Steering Committee of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR).

Inhalt

Contents: David Ost: Preface Jelena Helemäe/Ellu Saar: An Introduction to Post-Socialist Transition in Estonia Jelena Helemäe/Ellu Saar: Institutional and Ideological Foundations of Marketization Margarita Kazjulja/Marii Pakov: Social Distance: Income Differences by Occupational Groups Jelena Helemäe: Intragenerational mobility under conditions of rapid neoliberalization Marge Unt: Youth Entry into the Labour Market and Early Career Outcomes Ellu Saar/Kadri Täht/Marge Unt: Late Careers and Labour Market Exit to Retirement Ellu Saar/Marge Unt: Entering and Leaving Self-employment: Structural Factors and Individual Choices Margarita Kazjulja/Triin Roosalu: Achieving High Level Occupational Status: The Relevance of Social Network Capital Rein Vöörmann: Educational Paths, Working Careers and Gender Segregation: The Winners Birth Cohort 1962-73 Kristina Lindemann: The Labour Market Success of Ethnic Groups: the Reality and Perceived Perspectives Ellu Saar: Changes in Intergenerational Social Mobility and Educational Inequality: A comparison of birth cohorts 1930 to 1974 Eve-Liis Roosmaa/Heigo Plotnik: Distributive Justice Beliefs: Egalitarian versus Inegalitarian Principles Heigo Plotni/ Ellu Saar: Explanations of the Causes of Poverty and Wealth Jelena Helemäe/Kadri Täht: Changing Perception of Social Success in Estonia: Closer to a Meritocratic Ideal? Ellu Saar: Evaluation of Income Differences Marii Pakov: Perceived Fairness of the Existing Stratification Order Kristina Lindemann: The Changing Perception of Social Position Ellu Saar/Jelena Helemäe: Conclusions and Discussion.