Full Description
The largest UK research study on poverty and social exclusion ever conducted reveals startling levels of deprivation. 18m people are unable to afford adequate housing; 14m can't afford essential household goods; and nearly half the population have some form of financial insecurity.
Defining poverty as those whose lack of resources forces them to live below a publicly agreed minimum standard, this text provides unique and detailed insights into the nature and extent of poverty and social exclusion in the UK today.
Written by a team of leading academics, the book reports on the extent and nature of poverty for different social groups: older and younger people; parents and children; ethnic groups; men and women; disabled people; and across regions through the recent period of austerity. It reflects on where government policies have made an impact and considers potential future developments.
A companion volume Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK Volume 2 focuses on different aspects of poverty and social exclusion identified in the study.
Contents
Introduction: Poverty and social exclusion in the UK ‾ Esther Dermott;
Measuring poverty in the UK ‾ David Gordon;
The impoverishment of youth: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion among young adults in the UK ‾ Eldin Fahmy;
Improvement for some: poverty and social exclusion among older people and pensioners ‾ Demi Patsios;
Which men and women are poor? Gender, poverty and social exclusion ‾ Esther Dermott and Christina Pantazis;
Better understandings of ethnic variations: ethnicity, poverty and social exclusion ‾ Saffron Karlsen and Christina Pantazis;
Improving lives? Child poverty and social exclusion ‾ Gill Main and Jonathan Bradshaw;
The cost of children: parents, poverty, and social support ‾ Esther Dermott and Marco Pomati;
A worsening picture: poverty and social exclusion and disabled people ‾ Pauline Heslop and Eric Emerson;
Devolution and North/South division: poverty and social exclusion in the countries and regions of the UK ‾ Mike Tomlinson;
More similarities than differences: poverty and social exclusion in rural and urban locations‾ Nick Bailey and Maria Gannon;
Conclusion: innovating methods, informing policy and challenging stigma ‾ Gill Main.
