Social change, mobility, and inequality in Switzerland in the 1990s

Focuses on changes in economic, cultural, & social capital (as measured by income, educational attainment, & membership in associations) & their association with social stratification in Switzerland in the 1990s. Data were provided by an inequality study from 1991 & the 1999 ISSP on social inequality. The first section deals with social inequality across time & gender. In the second section, changes in the structure of these indicators are examined. Notable exceptions to the stability in the inequality structure are the increase in under- & unemployment, a decrease in low-pay full-time employment, & a moderate increase in women's educational attainment. Nevertheless, despite the economic crisis in the 1990s, little significant change has taken place in the social & opportunity structure in Switzerland. 5 Tables, 3 Figures, 47 References. Adapted from the source document.