Values and Identities in Europe: Evidence from the European Social Survey

ISBN-13: 9780367595456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 314 str.

Michael J. Breen

Opis

This book explores differences and similarities that exist in attitudes, beliefs and opinions on a range of issues across Europe. Drawing on the extensive data of the European Social Survey, it presents insightful analyses of social attitudes, organised around the themes of religious identity, political identity, family identity and social ident

Spis treści

1 The Significance of the European Social Survey Michael J. Breen

Section I Religious Identity

2 The Declining Significance of Religion: Secularization in Ireland Ryan Cragun

3 Religiosity and Political Participation across Europe Anna Kulkova

4 Religion and Values in the ESS: Individual and Societal Effects Caillin Reynolds

Section II Social Identity

5 Work–Life Conflict of Working Couples Before and During the Crisis in 18 European Countries Michael Ochsner and Ivett Szalma

6 A Tale of Two Surveys Amy Erbe Healy and Sean Ó Rian

7 Societal-Level Equality and Well-Being Marguerite Beattie

Section III Political Identity and Security

8 Corruption in European Countries: A Cross-National Comparison Krystina Chabova

9 Changing Tendencies of Youth Political Participation in Europe: Evidence from Four Different Cases Dàniel Oross and Andrea Szabó

10 Untangling our Attitudes Towards Irish Citizen Involvement and Democracy: Perspectives from the European Social Survey and Implications for Higher Education Aoife Prendergast

Section IV Familial Identity

11 Fatherhood in Russia: Fertility Decisions and Ideational Factors Alexandra Lipasova

12 Well-Being in Married and Cohabiting Families with Children and Social Support during Economic Recession in Europe Mare Ainsaar

13 How to Measure Fathering Practices in a European Comparison? Ivett Szalma and Judit Takács

Section V Methodological Issues

14 How Do Reluctant Respondents Assess Governmental Protection Against Poverty? Helge Baumann

15 Combining Multiple Datasets for Simultaneous Analysis on the Basis of Common Identifiers: A Case Study from the European Social Survey and the European Values Study Brendan Halpin and Michael J. Breen

16 Using Mixed Modes in Survey Research: Evidence from Six Experiments in the ESS, Ana Villar and Rory Fitzgerald

O autorze

Michael J. Breen is Chair of the European Social Survey (ESS) and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.