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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144672103321

Titolo

Multidisciplinary handbook of social exclusion research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dominic Abrams, Julie Christian and David Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

1-282-34562-1

9786612345623

0-470-77317-0

0-470-02000-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbramsDominic <1958->

ChristianJulie

GordonDavid <1959->

Disciplina

302.5/45

305

Soggetti

Social isolation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Social exclusion and social policy research : defining exclusion / Jane Millar -- Women's social exclusion / Diane M. Houston -- The social psychology of exclusion / Paul Hutchison, Dominic Abrams and Julie Christian -- Stigma and exclusion in healthcare settings / Elizabeth Mason- Whitehead and Tom Mason -- Homelessness and social exclusion / David Clapham -- Education and social exclusion / Peter Hick, John Visser and Natasha MacNab -- Care leavers, exclusion and access to higher education / Sonia Jackson -- Social exclusion and crime / Chris Hale and Marian Fitzgerald -- Social inclusion : race and ethnicity policies in new clothes / Greville Percival -- Business and social inclusion / Ken Peattie -- History and development of social exclusion and policy / David Gordon -- A relational analysis of social exclusion / Dominic Abrams and Julie Christian.

Sommario/riassunto

Social exclusion is a key problem for policy makers, researchers and professionals worldwide. Despite this, the debate lacks a dominant



disciplinary focus. This innovative handbook covers evidence from key research and policy to offer cross-disciplinary perspectives on major areas of social exclusion. Focusing on central policy domains including education, healthcare and crime, it is structured so as to relate evidence to the state of social exclusion and the mechanisms by which it can be tackled. It book will be an unrivalled reference for academics and practitioners working across discipline