[eng] In advanced industrialized countries, youth is being constituted in a age category intermediate between schooling and stable professional and family life. Although this trend is common to ail countries, there is a considerable diversity in the way in which youth is lived in each country....

[eng] Is there a common model of social structure in Europe? Louis Chauvel This paper evaluates the link between the professional structure and the inequalities in terms of education and income in Europe. The comparison reveals three models: the less developed European countries are the most...

[eng] The participation in voluntary associations in Europe Maxime Parodi In Europe, the dynamism of voluntary associations depends largely on national specificities. We can oppose the North, quite active, to the South which has a slow development in its creations of associations. Nevertheless,...

[eng] Convergence and Divergence of System of Values in Western Europe Henri Mendras The diversity of cultures in Western Europe does not seem to converge. The main contrasts between North and South are not decreasing, but on the other hand, the opinion and attitude studies are showing similar...