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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818151703321

Autore

Byrne David

Titolo

Social exclusion / / David Byrne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England, : Open University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-95097-8

0-335-22448-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Issues in society

Disciplina

305.568

Soggetti

Marginality, Social

Marginality, Social - Philosophy

Poor

Equality

Social policy

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part One; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Part Two; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Part Three; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of this widely read book explores developments in social theory, social experience and social policy in relation to Social Exclusion. The first part examines the origins of the term and implications of the difference between the ideas of 'exclusion', 'underclass', 'residuum' and related concepts. The discussion is informed by the application of Complexity Theory. In the updated second part, the theoretical account is developed through a detailed review of the dynamics of individual lives in a changing social order. Income equality, spatial division, and exclusion in relation