Social Dynamics in Swiss Society : : Empirical Studies Based on the Swiss Household Panel.

• Superior document: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series ; v.9
• Author: Tillmann, Robin.
• TeilnehmendeR: Voorpostel, Marieke.; Farago, Peter.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- The History and Design of the Swiss Household Panel -- The Contributions -- Outlook -- References -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Health, Well-being and Life Satisfaction -- Chapter 1: The Evolution of Smoking in Switzerland -- Introduction -- A Brief History of Tobacco in Switzerland -- The Domestic Swiss Tobacco Industry - A Child of State Protection -- Tobacco Control -- Smoking in the Swiss Context -- Data Sources -- Cohort-Specific Smoking Prevalence Rates Over Time -- Cohort and Gender Differences -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Body Mass Index and Satisfaction with Health in Contemporary Switzerland -- Introduction -- Data and Variables -- Analytic Strategies -- Empirical Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Exploring the Cohabitation Gap in Relationship Dissolution and Health and Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Analysis of Transitions from Cohabitation and Marriage in Switzerland and Australia -- Introduction -- Background -- Previous Findings on Union Dissolution and Health -- Union Dissolution and Health: Why Would Cohabitation Be Different from Marriage? -- Health Selection and Cohabitation -- This Study -- Methods -- Data -- Dependent Variables -- Key Independent Variable: Relationship Status and Relationship Dissolution -- Controls -- Analytic Approach -- Results -- Relationship Transitions -- Self-Rated Health -- Negative Feelings -- Positive Feelings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Transition to Marriage for Cohabiting Couples: Does it Shape Subjective Well-being and Opinions or Attitudes Toward Family? -- Introduction -- Married and Cohabiting Couples: To What Extent Do They Differ? -- Data, Sample and Method -- Data and Sample Description -- Variables -- Dependent Variables -- Sociodemographic and Control Covariates.

Analytical Strategy -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Family Trajectories and Life Satisfaction: The Swiss Case -- Introduction -- Family Events and Well-Being -- Data -- Variables -- Analytical Tool -- Results -- The Family Construction -- The Family Dissolution -- Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6: The (Un)Healthy Migrant Effect. The Role of Legal Status and Naturalization Timing -- Introduction -- Background -- The Immigrant Health Paradox -- Legal Status -- Data and Methods -- Data Source -- Measurement of Variables -- Analytical Plan -- Results -- Descriptive Results -- Multivariate Analysis: Multilevel Models -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Resources, Work &amp -- Living Conditions -- Chapter 7: The Association Between Self-Reported Health Problems and Household Prosperity -- Introduction -- Health and Welfare in the Household: A Theoretical Framework -- Hypotheses -- Methodological Issues and Operationalization -- Results -- The Development of Health-Related Factors -- Factors Influencing the Household's Welfare Position -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Between Social Structure Inertia and Changing Biographies: Trajectories of Material Deprivation in Switzerland -- Introduction -- What Do We Know About Poverty Trajectories in Switzerland? -- Methods -- Data -- Trajectories of Deprivation -- Determinants -- Results -- Trajectories of Deprivation -- Determinants -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Trajectories of Vulnerability: A Sequence-­Analytical Approach -- Dynamics of Vulnerability -- A Biographical Approach to Vulnerability -- Data and Method -- The Historical Dynamic of Vulnerability (2000-2010) -- Mobility Between Different Forms of Vulnerability -- Biographical Dynamics of Vulnerability -- Explaining Trajectories of Vulnerability -- Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 10: The Impact of Modernization and Labor Market Conditions on the School-to-Work Transition in Switzerland: A Dynamic Analysis of the Period from 1946 to 2002 -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background and Hypotheses -- Data, Variables, and Statistical Procedure -- Data and Variables -- Statistical Procedure -- Results -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 11: Wealth, Savings and Children Among Swiss, German and Australian Families -- Introduction -- The Role of Children in Wealth Accumulation -- Previous Findings on the Effect of Children on Wealth and Savings -- Data and Sample -- Methodology -- The Short-Term Effect of Children on Savings -- The Long-Term Effect of Children on Net Worth -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: Homeownership and Wealth in Switzerland and Germany -- Introduction -- Homeownership in Switzerland and Germany -- Data -- Results -- House Ownership, Wealth and Age -- Explaining the Ownership Wealth Gap -- Summary -- References -- Part III: Politics &amp -- Attitudes -- Chapter 13: Dynamic Political Attitudes in Partisan Context -- Theoretical Framework -- Data and Methods -- Descriptive Findings -- Models -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 14: What Explains Increasing Euroscepticism in Switzerland? A Longitudinal Analysis -- Switzerland and the European Union -- Predicting Unwillingness to Join EU among Swiss Citizens -- Economic Factors -- Political and Cultural Factors -- Data -- Measures -- Results -- Differences between Respondents -- Changes within Respondents -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Economic Context and Attitudes towards the Welfare State: The Relationship between (Perceived) Unemployment Risk and Demand for Social Policy -- Introduction -- Preferences for the Welfare State and the Role of the Economic Context.

Ever More Mittelstand? Preferences that Reflect an Anti-Rich and Anti-Poor Sentiment -- Individual-Level Analysis: The Link between Objective Unemployment Risk, Perceived Risk and Demand for Social Protection -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Does Commitment Change Worldviews? -- Worldviews of New Members: Before and after Commitment -- Malleable Understandings of Common Good and Politics -- How to Analyze Changes in Worldviews? -- Specific Worldviews of Members -- Multiple Effects of Commitment: Stable and Malleable Worldviews -- Multiple Effects on Members' Worldviews -- References -- Conclusion -- Health, Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction -- Resources, Work and Living Conditions -- Politics and Attitudes -- Concluding Remarks.