Poverty and social exclusion in Britain
The millennium survey
Edited by Christina Pantazis, David Gordon and Ruth Levitas
Published
Jan 19, 2006Page count
512 pagesBrowse the series
Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social ExclusionISBN
978-1861343734Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jan 19, 2006Page count
512 pagesBrowse the series
Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social ExclusionISBN
978-1861343741Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy Press
Poverty and social exclusion in Britain
This book is the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion in Britain at the start of the 21st century. It reports on the most comprehensive survey of poverty and social exclusion, ever to be undertaken in Britain: The Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey. This enormously rich data set records levels of poverty not just in terms of income and wealth but by including information about the goods and services which the British public say are necessary to avoid poverty.
The relationship between poverty and factors such as age, gender and paid work are explored, as well as other social issues such as crime and neighbourhood disadvantage.
Poverty and social exclusion in Britain charts the extent and nature of material and social deprivation and exclusion in Britain at the end of the 20th century; makes the first ever measurement of the extent of social exclusion based on a survey specifically designed for this purpose and provides a clear conceptual understanding of poverty and social exclusion from both an national and international perspective.
This important book should be read by officials and policy makers in national and local government, NGOs, charities and voluntary organisations dealing with poverty and social exclusion. It will also be required reading for academics and students of social policy, sociology, public health, economics and politics.
"At 480 pages, the book combines wide coverage with full treatment." Journal of Children and Poverty
"Constitutes the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion (PSE) in the united Kingdom at the start of the twenty-first century." Internation Social Security Review
"You get what it says on the tin in this detailed discussion... The researchers use well-established 'consensual' methods... The exploration of social exclusion in the survey is innovative." International Journal of Social Welfare
"This important book is likely to become a standard text." Jane Millar, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK
Christina Pantazis is Head of the Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice in the School for Policy Studies.
David Gordon is Professor of Social Justice and Director of the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research and Ruth Levitas is Professor of Sociology and (from 2006) Head of Department, all at the University of Bristol, UK.
Introduction Dave Gordon, Ruth Levitas and Christina Pantazis;
Section One: Principles:
The concept and measurement of poverty ~ Dave Gordon;
The measurement of absolute and overall poverty ~ Peter Townsend and Christina Pantazis;
The necessities of life Christina Pantazis, Dave Gordon and Peter Townsend;
The concept and measurement of social exclusion ~ Ruth Levitas;
Section Two: Processes:
Does work pay? Employment, poverty and social exclusion from social relations ~ Nick Bailey;
Debt and financial exclusion ~ Stephen McKay and Sharon Collard;
Social exclusion and local services ~ Tania Fisher and Glen Bramley;
Crime 'disorder' and insecurity and social exclusion ~ Christina Pantazis;
Mental health, poverty and social exclusion ~ Sarah Payne;
Section Three: People:
Child, poverty and social exclusion ~ Eva Lloyd;
Youth, poverty and social exclusion ~ Eldin Fahmy;
Gender, poverty and social exclusion Christina Pantazis and Elisabetta Ruspini;
Lone mothers, poverty and social exclusion ~ Ruth Levitas, Emma Head and Naomi Finch;
Pensioners, poverty and social exclusion ~ Demi Patsios;
Conclusion ~ Dave Gordon, Ruth Levitas, Christina Pantazis and Peter Townsend.
