The eclipse of the 20th century appears to coincide with the waning of the old industrial class divide. It remains an open question whether an alternative class-based stratification system is evolving but, in the meantime, both sociologists and economists have begun to identify new cleavage patterns. One which has sparked considerable attention is the possibility that chronos will become a battleground of conflicting interests (Preston, Summary The deteriorating trend in the incomes of families with young children is of increasing concern to both academics and politicians. Since the well-being of the elderly has improved concomitantly, many see an emerging generational clash. We argue that this zero-sum distributional trade-off view is largely premised on an overly static analysis and prefer, as an alternative, to examine the age-distribution of well-being through the lens of cohort dynamics. The aim of this article is very policy applied, an attempt to identify a win-win policy model that simultaneously ensures child and elderly welfare. We argue that social investments in children now will have strong and positive secondary effects in terms of helping maintain welfare guarantees for the elderly in the future. The key lies in minimizing child poverty, and we evaluate which policy mix may prove most effective for this end. We conclude that, in most countries, the elimination of poverty in families with children would be surprisingly affordable.Key words families with children, family benefits, mothers' employment, poverty, sustaining the welfare of the elderly Résumé La tendance à une détérioration des revenus des familles avec de jeunes enfants constitue une inquiétude croissante tant dans les milieux académiques que politiques. Dans le même temps le bien-être des personnes âgées s'est amélioré, et beaucoup y voit la possibilité d'un clash générationnel. Nous arguons que cette approche d'un échange distributionnel à somme nulle est largement basée sur une analyse complètement statique. Nous préférons adopter comme approche alternative la distribution du bien être par âge à la lumière des dynamiques par cohorte. L'objectif de cet article est résolument policy oriented et constitue une tentative d'identifier un modèle politique gagnant/gagnant qui assure en même temps le bien être des enfants et des personnes âgées. Notre argument principal est que des investissements sociaux en faveur des enfants maintenant auront des effets secondaires importants et positifs aidant à maintenir les garanties pour les personnes âgées dans le futur. L'élément clé est de réduire la pauvreté des enfants et nous éva-luons quel policy-mix peut être le plus efficace pour rencontrer cet objectif. Nous concluons que dans la plupart des pays l'élimination de la pauvreté des familles avec enfants pourrait être de manière étonnante relativement peu chère.

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The efficacy of social care, publicly and universally provided, has been contested from two different points of view. First, advocates of targeting social policy criticized the Matthew's effect of universal provision and; second, theories arguing in favour of heterogeneous rationalities between men and women and, even different preferences among women, predict that universal provision of services is limiting women's choices more than home allowances. The author tests both hypotheses and concludes that, at least in the case of adult care, women's choices are significantly affected by women's social positions and by the availability of public services. Furthermore, targeting through means-test eligibility criteria has no significant effect on inequality but, confirming the redistributive paradox, reduces women's options.

issn impreso 0250-7161 | issn digital resumen | El tránsito de la sociedad industrial a la posindustrial ha ido acompañado de transformaciones económicas y demográficas con efectos relevantes en la estructura social de los países desarrollados. El aumento de la desigualdad social es uno de tales efectos, manifestado con mayor intensidad en el ámbito urbano, donde también se ha visto afectada la estructura sociorresidencial. Este artículo analiza la evolución de la desigualdad social y de la estructura sociorresidencial en el área metropolitana de Barcelona durante las dos últimas décadas. La hipótesis de partida es que Barcelona, como otras ciudades europeas, no ha tendido en los últimos años hacia un esquema de ciudad dual -caracterizado por la polarización de la estructura social y urbana-, siendo este un modelo más propio de las ciudades estadounidenses. Los resultados confirman esta hipótesis y sitúan a la capital catalana como una ciudad desigual, pero poco segregada.palabras clave | desigualdad social, transformaciones socioterritoriales, segregación. Recibido el 2 de septiembre de 2015, aprobado el 9 de junio de 2016. abstract | The transition from industrial to post-industrial society has been accompanied by a set of economic and demographic changes that have triggered significant effects

The public sphere in contemporary democracies is occupied by `authorities', `enterprises' (groups pursuing their own interests) and `altruistic associations'. The latter possess an increasingly political dimension despite their frequent claim to be non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or non-political groups. Their increasing weight could change the texture of democracy and the orientation of social policies. The new public-private sphere created by altruistic civic associations is not, however, entirely autonomous. It is dependent on pressures and influences that endanger the benefits that these associations may otherwise bring to society and to the quality of citizen participation.