The distribution of school provision in the greater Paris metropolitan area, including the availability of certain courses and study programs, is strongly correlated with the social profiles of the different localities and corresponds to sharp disparities. The highly diversified, attractive...

The comparative analysis of local situations relating to income support measures for disadvantaged populations in Europe offers the advantage of highlighting the diversity and complexity of the processes at work and of local configurations. This article puts particular emphasis on the...

[fre] La présente chronique porte sur trois groupes sociaux en transformation : les étudiants, les militaires et les retraités. Elle se termine sur l'évolution du moral des Français en 1993. • Les étudiants ont à nouveau manifesté leur mécontentement en octobre 1993, une enquête sur...

[eng] Family relations and dependence : glances on the French and Italian students Marco Oberti The structural differences related to the type of Welfare state are clearly remarkable in the way the students are attached to the family. The family is more directly requested in Italy, and young...