From transmitted deprivation to social exclusion Policy, poverty, and parenting /
Welshman, John.
This book explores the history of debates over 'transmitted deprivation' and their relationship with current initiatives on social exclusion. Acknowledging the intellectual debt that New Labour owes to Sir Keith Joseph, the author highlights the striking similarities between the Government's most recent attempts to tackle social exclusion and child poverty and earlier debates.
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Cover; From transmitteddeprivation to social exclusion; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Timeline: from transmitted deprivation to social exclusion; Introduction; Part One The cycle hypothesis; 1. Sir Keith Joseph and the cycle speech; 2. From problem families to the cycle of deprivation; Part Two The Transmitted Deprivation Research Programme; 3. Conceptual difficulties: setting up the Research Programme; 4. From a cycle of deprivation to cycles of disadvantage; 5. The final years of the Research Programme; 6. Poverty, structure, and behaviour: three social scientists
Part Three New Labour and the cycle ofdeprivation7. The broader context: social exclusion, poverty dynamics, and the revival of agency; 8. From transmitted deprivation to social exclusion; Conclusion; References; Index
This book explores the history of debates over 'transmitted deprivation' and their relationship with current initiatives on social exclusion. Acknowledging the intellectual debt that New Labour owes to Sir Keith Joseph, the author highlights the striking similarities between the Government's most recent attempts to tackle social exclusion and child poverty and earlier debates.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-294) and index.
Description based on print version record.