Table of Contents

PART 1: PEOPLE 1. The Population 2. Households 3 Town and Country 4 Home 5 The Environment 6 Mobility 7 Immigration PART 2: SOCIETY 8 Milieus 9 Rich and Poor 10 Education and Training 11 Beliefs 12 Health 13 Crime 14 Communications 15 Free Time 16 Clubs and Associations 17 Traffic PART 3: WORK AND WELFARE 18 Employment 19 Wages 20 Unemployment 21 Industrial Relations 22 Social Security 23 Safety News PART 4: ECONOMY 24 Incomes 25 Trade 26 Investment and Economic Strength 27 Agriculture 28 Energy 29 Waste PART 5 THE STATE AND POLITICS 30 Federal Government 31 Elections 32 Political Parties 33 Political Participation 34 Social Movements 35 European Unity

About the Author

Bernhard Schäfers is Director of the Institute of Sociology at the University of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemburg.

Reviews

"The State of Germany Atlas does provide pertinent comparative data as background reading for classes on German culture in general and other offerings on contemporary Germany... All in all, this book contains helpful statistical information to accompany more substantive textual analyses of present-day Germany in the European and global contexts." -- Germanic Notes andReviews