Social mobility

We are said to be living in the age of entitlement.

Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money is spent - healthcare, education, pensions, benefits - is the centre of political and public debate.

In Art Work, Katja Praznik counters the Western understanding of art - as a passion for self-expression and an activity done out of love, without any concern for its financial aspects - and instead builds a case for understanding art as a form of invisible labour.

The colonization of Spanish America resulted in the mixing of Natives, Europeans, and Africans and the subsequent creation of a casta system that discriminated against them.

When New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'.

Scholars from various disciplines have used key concepts to grasp mobilities, but as of yet, a working vocabulary of these has not been fully developed.

India remains a country mired in poverty, with two-thirds of its 1.

The Midwest experienced an upheaval over labor rights beginning in the winter of 2011.

'A fascinating call to arms full of insight' IndependentAfter four decades broadcasting to the nation each night, Jon Snow gives vent to his opinions on the state of our nation .

This textbooks provides a comprehensive examination of poverty, wealth, and economic inequality from a psychological perspective.

This unique and innovative text provides undergraduate students with tools to think sociologically through the lens of everyday life.

The Great Recession punished American workers, leaving many underemployed or trapped in jobs that did not provide the income or opportunities they needed.

Feminist Perspectives on Social Work Practice is a contemporary look at the issues across a wide spectrum, beyond just equal pay for equal work and reproductive rights, with which women struggle on a daily basis.

Rising levels of global inequality and migrant flows are both critical global challenges.

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The S, Yo Puedo (SYP) program manual is a step-by-step, culturally specific, 11-week curriculum for Spanish-English graduate level licensed mental health professionals (e.

This volume provides a comprehensive and evenhanded overview of the escalating college affordability crisis in the United States.

Literacy education has historically characterized mass media as manipulative towards young people who, as a result, are in need of close-reading "e;skills.

Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships.

Scholars from various disciplines have used key concepts to grasp mobilities, but as of yet, a working vocabulary of these has not been fully developed.

Making Education Work for the Poor identifies wealth inequality as the gravest threat to the endangered American Dream.

Running on empty argues that past failure to address fundamental inequalities in the ability of low-income households to access adequate transport has undermined effective delivery of welfare policies in the US and UK; describes the new policies and initiatives being developed to address this oversight; outlines the case for including transport as an area of social policy inquiry, identifying key factors and uses case study examples of practical initiatives from both sides of the Atlantic to draw lessons for future policy and practice.

As stable political alliances in democracies have dissolved, populism deepens social and economic divisions rather than addressing economic insecurity.

This volume provides a comprehensive and evenhanded overview of the escalating college affordability crisis in the United States.

At a time of growing wealth and income inequality in the United States during recent decades, Class and Inequality in the United States examines the nature and sources of social inequality based on class, race, and gender relations throughout the course of U.

Social mobility needs a re-boot.

"Uns trennen nicht unterschiedliche Biografien, sondern Ungleichheiten, die wir als Realität akzeptieren.

The performing arts is one particular area of youth community practice can that can be effectively tapped to attract youth within schools and out-of-school settings, or what has been referred to as the "e;third area between school and family.

Much of the literature that addresses youth unemployment has been framed within an economic paradigm and much less attention has been focused on the role played by country-specific value orientations in structuring economic activity.

The rise of suburbs and disinvestment from cities have been defining features of life in many countries over the course of the twentieth century.

Moving to Opportunity tackles one of America's most enduring dilemmas: the great, unresolved question of how to overcome persistent ghetto poverty.

Despite the high aspirations of young people from disadvantaged communities, they face barriers that are frustrating the realisation of their educational ambitions.

Democratic societies thrive when citizens actively and critically engage with new ideas, developments and claims to truth.

An intimate, first-hand account of the emotional and physical experience of doing time in jail and the strategies for enduring it.

Social cohesion is one of the declared objectives of the European Union and, with some 16% of EU citizens at risk of poverty, the need to fight poverty and social exclusion continues as a major challenge.

In the five years since the first edition of Injustice there have been devastating increases in poverty, hunger and destitution in the UK.

The college experience is increasingly positioned to demonstrate its value as a worthwhile return on investment.

Between 1760 and 1860, the English countryside was subject to constant attempts at agricultural improvement.

How should we understand the personal and social impacts of complex mobility systems?

';Artfully integrates scholarship on both past and present migration.

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Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money is spent - healthcare, education, pensions, benefits - is the centre of political and public debate.

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Can grassroots social movements impact the financial system?

A rapidly growing area of economic research investigates the top of the income distribution using data from income tax records.

When New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'.