Social Inequalities In The Uk
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Author | : Danny Dorling |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-09-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1784782076 |
Since the great recession hit in 2008, the 1% has only grown richer while the rest find life increasingly tough. The gap between the haves and the have-nots has turned into a chasm. While the rich have found new ways of protecting their wealth, everyone else has suffered the penalties of austerity. But inequality is more than just economics. Being born outside the 1% has a dramatic impact on a person's potential: reducing life expectancy, limiting education and work prospects, and even affecting mental health. What is to be done? In Inequality and the 1% leading social thinker Danny Dorling lays bare the extent and true cost of the division in our society and asks what have the superrich ever done for us. He shows that inquality is the greatest threat we face and why we must urgently redress the balance.
Author | : Richard Wilkinson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2011-05-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1608193411 |
It is common knowledge that, in rich societies, the poor have worse health and suffer more from almost every social problem. This book explains why inequality is the most serious problem societies face today.
Author | : David Fée |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2017-11-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1787149420 |
This book addresses the question of the extent of and responses to inequalities in the UK in 2017 in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and provides an up-to-date account of the distribution of inequalities, the evolving ways they are measured/addressed as well as the changing perception of inequalities by the general public and policy-makers.
Author | : Byrne, Bridget |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2020-04-08 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1447336321 |
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. 50 years after the establishment of the Runnymede Trust and the Race Relations Act of 1968 which sought to end discrimination in public life, this accessible book provides commentary by some of the UK’s foremost scholars of race and ethnicity on data relating to a wide range of sectors of society, including employment, health, education, criminal justice, housing and representation in the arts and media. It explores what progress has been made, identifies those areas where inequalities remain stubbornly resistant to change, and asks how our thinking around race and ethnicity has changed in an era of Islamophobia, Brexit and an increasingly diverse population.
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 583 |
Release | : 2017-04-27 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309452961 |
In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Author | : Louise Warwick-Booth |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2013-08-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1446293114 |
"What makes this book stand out for me is that, as well as being theoretically informed and clearly written, its structure lends itself unmistakeably to teaching... If our aim is to teach truly engaged students, it should be our job to provide truly engaging materials. This is what you will find with this particular book. It will help to inform your disciplinary teaching of social inequality across the social sciences and it will provide a solid basis for your seminar work with students." - Helen Jones, Higher Education Academy "Warwick-Booth has provided a highly readable introductory text that will be accessible to everyone interested in this area of study, and I highly recommend it for those embarking on studies of social inequality." - LSE Review of Books What is the state of social inequality today? How can you situate yourself in the debates? This is an essential book that not only introduces you to the key areas, definitions and debates within the field, but also gives you the opportunity to reflect upon the roots of inequality and to critically analyse power relations today. With international examples and a clear interdisciplinary approach throughout, the book encourages you to look at social inequality as a complex social phenomenon that needs to be understood in a global context. This book: Looks at social divisions across societies Explores global processes and changes that are affecting inequalities Discusses social inequality in relation to class, gender and race Examines current social policy approaches to explore how these relate to inequality Reflects upon the potential solutions to inequalities This engaging and accessible introduction to social inequality is an invaluable resource for students across the social sciences. Louise Warwick-Booth is Senior Lecturer in Health Policy at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.
Author | : Payne, Geoff |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2020-04-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1447355121 |
Revised, restructured and updated to reflect the latest data and debates, this new edition of the widely-used, classic textbook offers students an accessible account of the major social divisions that structure social life. Written by internationally known sociologists and experts, the book: • addresses a wide range of social divisions and inequalities in novel ways, with added chapters on education and age; • provides a framework for understanding contemporary social inequalities and diversities, and how they inter-relate; • lends itself to teaching in a range of contexts with the potential to dip into particular chapters for different modules, or to use the book in a more extensive way for one particular module; • features signposting through the material, as well as key points, discussion questions and selected further readings for each chapter. This clearly-written volume presents a structured and critical guide to a core field that cuts across disciplines. It is an invaluable introduction and source book for students taking social inequalities and diversity modules in Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work, Education and Health Studies. The previous editions of this work was published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Author | : Michael Marmot |
Publisher | : Olschki |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9788822262516 |
Author | : Katherine E. Smith |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 019870335X |
Provides wide-ranging anaylses and reviews of the UK's experiences of health inequalities research and policy to date, and reflects on the lessons that have been learnt from these experiences, both within the UK and internationally.
Author | : Hannah Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2018-12-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781792923388 |
These notes directly support the SQA Higher Modern Studies unit 'Social Issues in the United Kingdom' (Social Inequality option).The notes assess, in detail, the following topics:*Causes of income/wealth inequalities*Causes of health inequalities*The impact of inequalities on women*The impact of inequalities on Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups*The effectiveness of government responses to tackling social inequalities. How can this book help you?These course notes offer relevant and up-to date statistical evidence and other knowledge points from newspapers, pressure groups, government reports, think tanks, etc. The evidence is then commented upon - this is the analysis.At the end of each section there is a comprehensive evaluation of the notes.