Introduction: poverty and social exclusion in the UK

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of tables and figures vii
4. Notes on contributors xi
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Introduction: poverty and social exclusion in the UK 1
7. Measuring poverty in the UK 17
8. The impoverishment of youth: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion among young adults in the UK 41
9. Improvement for some: poverty and social exclusion among older people and pensioners 61
10. Which men and women are poor? Gender, poverty and social exclusion 95
11. Better understandings of ethnic variations: ethnicity, poverty and social exclusion 115
12. Improving lives? Child poverty and social exclusion 135
13. The cost of children: parents, poverty, and social support 155
14. A worsening picture: poverty and social exclusion and disabled people 173
15. Devolution and North/South division: poverty and social exclusion in the countries and regions of the UK 193
16. More similarities than differences: poverty and social exclusion in rural and urban locations 219
17. Conclusion: innovating methods, informing policy and challenging stigma 239
18. Technical appendix 257
19. Index 259