Better, Worse or Polarized? Besser, schlechter oder polarisiert?
Kirchner S (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 45
Pages Range: 73-90
Journal Issue: 2
Abstract
This article investigates trends in autonomy, intensity, and employment stability as core aspects of job quality. Universalist approaches postulate a universal deterioration of these three core aspects. Others assume a universal polarization of job quality. Regime theory, in contrast, postulates that trends and polarization will tend to follow regime-specific patterns. This article investigates these contradictory positions using the Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) for employees in EU-15 countries between 1995 and 2010. One universal trend is a slight decrease in autonomy, while intensity increases and employment stability decreases. The analysis finds neither universal polarization nor substantial regime-specific trends or regime-specific polarization. The article contributes to a better understanding of universal job quality trends that have not so far been characterized as subject to substantial polarization.
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APA:
Kirchner, S. (2016). Better, Worse or Polarized? Besser, schlechter oder polarisiert? Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 45(2), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfsoz-2015-1004
MLA:
Kirchner, Stefan. "Better, Worse or Polarized? Besser, schlechter oder polarisiert?" Zeitschrift für Soziologie 45.2 (2016): 73-90.
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