Twelve Youth, poverty and social exclusion
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Eldin Fahmy
Abstract
As part of the government’s evolving strategy tackling poverty and social exclusion there has been an especial emphasis on young people in recent years. The overall focus of government policy in relation to youth and social inclusion is outlined within the Opportunity for All reports (for example, DWP, 2004), and by the National Strategy Action Plan on Social Inclusion (DWP, 2003). The emphasis here has generally been on the outcomes of processes of social exclusion in terms of, for example, educational under-achievement and labour market non-participation, rather than on the root causes of disadvantage. Indicators of success in addressing poverty and social exclusion among young people have therefore often focused on tackling ‘inappropriate’ behaviours (for example, teenage pregnancies, young people not in education or training, truancies and exclusions, and so on) (for example, DSS, 1999; SEU, 1999; DWP, 2004).
The development of government policy in this area is summarised in the Social Exclusion Unit’s (SEU) Policy Action Team Report 12 (PAT12) as part of the development of the government’s Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy (SEU, 2000a). PAT12 specifies a wide range of measures in relation to young people. Again, however, the focus of policy development has been in relation to specific ‘problem groups’ through, for example, proposals for the introduction of Drugs Action Teams, Youth Offending Teams, and the development of an integrated support service (‘Connexions’) catering primarily for young people not in education, employment or training (Watts, 2001). Similarly, the focus on ‘excluded youth’ is also evident in the policy emphasis on improving the prospects for young people not in education, employment or training (for example, SEU, 1999).
Abstract
As part of the government’s evolving strategy tackling poverty and social exclusion there has been an especial emphasis on young people in recent years. The overall focus of government policy in relation to youth and social inclusion is outlined within the Opportunity for All reports (for example, DWP, 2004), and by the National Strategy Action Plan on Social Inclusion (DWP, 2003). The emphasis here has generally been on the outcomes of processes of social exclusion in terms of, for example, educational under-achievement and labour market non-participation, rather than on the root causes of disadvantage. Indicators of success in addressing poverty and social exclusion among young people have therefore often focused on tackling ‘inappropriate’ behaviours (for example, teenage pregnancies, young people not in education or training, truancies and exclusions, and so on) (for example, DSS, 1999; SEU, 1999; DWP, 2004).
The development of government policy in this area is summarised in the Social Exclusion Unit’s (SEU) Policy Action Team Report 12 (PAT12) as part of the development of the government’s Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy (SEU, 2000a). PAT12 specifies a wide range of measures in relation to young people. Again, however, the focus of policy development has been in relation to specific ‘problem groups’ through, for example, proposals for the introduction of Drugs Action Teams, Youth Offending Teams, and the development of an integrated support service (‘Connexions’) catering primarily for young people not in education, employment or training (Watts, 2001). Similarly, the focus on ‘excluded youth’ is also evident in the policy emphasis on improving the prospects for young people not in education, employment or training (for example, SEU, 1999).
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vii
- List of tables x
- Acknowledgements xv
- List of acronyms xvii
- Notes on contributors xix
- Introduction 1
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Principles
- The concept and measurement of poverty 29
- The international measurement of ‘absolute’ and ‘overall’ poverty: applying the 1995 Copenhagen definitions to Britain 71
- The necessities of life 89
- The concept and measurement of social exclusion 123
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Processes
- Does work pay? Employment, poverty and exclusion from social relations 163
- Debt and financial exclusion 191
- Social exclusion and local services 217
- Crime, ‘disorder’, insecurity and social exclusion 249
- Mental health, poverty and social exclusion 285
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People
- Children, poverty and social exclusion 315
- Youth, poverty and social exclusion 347
- Gender, poverty and social exclusion 375
- Lone mothers, poverty and social exclusion 405
- Pensioners, poverty and social exclusion 431
- Conclusion 459
- Index 471
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vii
- List of tables x
- Acknowledgements xv
- List of acronyms xvii
- Notes on contributors xix
- Introduction 1
-
Principles
- The concept and measurement of poverty 29
- The international measurement of ‘absolute’ and ‘overall’ poverty: applying the 1995 Copenhagen definitions to Britain 71
- The necessities of life 89
- The concept and measurement of social exclusion 123
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Processes
- Does work pay? Employment, poverty and exclusion from social relations 163
- Debt and financial exclusion 191
- Social exclusion and local services 217
- Crime, ‘disorder’, insecurity and social exclusion 249
- Mental health, poverty and social exclusion 285
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People
- Children, poverty and social exclusion 315
- Youth, poverty and social exclusion 347
- Gender, poverty and social exclusion 375
- Lone mothers, poverty and social exclusion 405
- Pensioners, poverty and social exclusion 431
- Conclusion 459
- Index 471
