Multidisciplinary handbook of social exclusion research / edited by Dominic Abrams, Julie Christian and David Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abrams, Dominic, 1958-

Christian, Julie.

Gordon, David, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social isolation.

Physical Description:

xix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., [2007]

Summary:

Social Exclusion remains one of the key problems nationally and globally for policy makers, researchers and professionals. In spite of its prominence today, social exclusion policy debate lacks a dominant disciplinary focus. This innovative book covers evidence from key research and policy to provide readers with cross-disciplinary perspectives on major areas of social exclusion.

Chapters focus on central social exclusion policy domains, including education, healthcare and crime. They are structured in a common framework that relates available evidence to the state of social exclusion and the mechanisms by which social exclusion can be tackled. Contributors also offer connections between different national and international approaches to social exclusion and, in doing so, shed further light on the complexities of social exclusion in society.

The cross-disciplinary approach offered in Multidisciplinary Handbook of Social Exclusion Research gives the book broad appeal across a range of professions and disciplines. The book will act as an unrivalled source of reference on social exclusion for academics and practitioners working in disciplines including housing, education, psychology, political science, healthcare, sociology and law.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780470095133

047009513X

OCLC:

174134007

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