Citizenship and Social Rights
The Interdependence of Self and Society
- Fred Twine - University of Aberdeen, UK
208 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Society is clearly more than an assemblage of disparate entities; yet the needs, desires, and rights of the individual must be carefully balanced against those of the group. In Citizenship and Social Rights, Fred Twine analyzes the continual process of adjustment between the self and society. Emphasizing the theme of interdependence, Twine examines this relationship as evidenced in such key elements as politics, economics, and social interaction. The impact of consumerism is also considered, not only in social terms (increasing reliance), but environmental (material availability) and political (preservation versus consumerism) as well.
Offering a clear and compelling assessment of subjects of debate and advancement in the field, this volume will be invaluable to scholars and students of sociology, social policy, politics, and philosophy.
PART ONE: SOCIAL INTERDEPENDENCE: A BASIS FOR SOCIAL RIGHTS
Self and Society
Labour Markets and Interdependence
Lifecourse Interdependence
PART TWO: ENVIRONMENTAL INTERDEPENDENCE
The Sustainability of the Means to Life
GNP and the Mis-measure of Progress
Externalities
PART THREE: A POLITICS OF REDISTRIBUTION, SUFFICIENCY AND PARTICIPATION
Redistribution and Sufficiency
Political Participation
PART FOUR: EXPLORING SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL RIGHTS
Social Exclusion and Social Rights
The Social Rights of Citizenship
Sources of Income and Forms of Taxation
Welfare State Regimes
PART FIVE: TOWARDS EUROPEAN SOCIAL RIGHTS
Social Citizenship in Europe
A Basic Income
PART SIX: CITIZENSHIP: UNDERSTANDING AND PERCEPTION
The Sociological Imagination
Having and Being