Introduction
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John Welshman
Abstract
This section provides an introduction to the intellectual history of the cycle speech and the Transmitted Deprivation Research Programme of the 1970s. It explores their relevance to current policy initiatives on child poverty, antisocial behaviour, and social exclusion. It notes that Keith Joseph’s theme had been that of a hypothesis of a ‘cycle of deprivation’ while Tony Blair’s was that of a new government stance on social exclusion. It observes that despite the passage of thirty-four years, the fact that one speech was given by a Conservative minister, the other by a Labour prime minister, and inevitable difference in language, the content is remarkably similar. It notes that in all of the recent debate, the rhetoric of a cycle of deprivation, and of intergenerational continuities, has been ever present.
Abstract
This section provides an introduction to the intellectual history of the cycle speech and the Transmitted Deprivation Research Programme of the 1970s. It explores their relevance to current policy initiatives on child poverty, antisocial behaviour, and social exclusion. It notes that Keith Joseph’s theme had been that of a hypothesis of a ‘cycle of deprivation’ while Tony Blair’s was that of a new government stance on social exclusion. It observes that despite the passage of thirty-four years, the fact that one speech was given by a Conservative minister, the other by a Labour prime minister, and inevitable difference in language, the content is remarkably similar. It notes that in all of the recent debate, the rhetoric of a cycle of deprivation, and of intergenerational continuities, has been ever present.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Acknowledgements v
- Abbreviations vii
- Timeline: from transmitted deprivation to social exclusion viii
- Introduction 1
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The cycle hypothesis
- Sir Keith Joseph and the cycle speech 25
- From problem families to the cycle of deprivation 51
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The Transmitted Deprivation Research Programme
- Conceptual difficulties: setting up the Research Programme 79
- From a cycle of deprivation to cycles of disadvantage 107
- The final years of the Research Programme 139
- Poverty, structure, and behaviour: three social scientists 175
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New Labour and the cycle of deprivation
- The broader context: social exclusion, poverty dynamics, and the revival of agency 207
- From transmitted deprivation to social exclusion 233
- Conclusion 261
- References 271
- Index 295
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- Acknowledgements v
- Abbreviations vii
- Timeline: from transmitted deprivation to social exclusion viii
- Introduction 1
-
The cycle hypothesis
- Sir Keith Joseph and the cycle speech 25
- From problem families to the cycle of deprivation 51
-
The Transmitted Deprivation Research Programme
- Conceptual difficulties: setting up the Research Programme 79
- From a cycle of deprivation to cycles of disadvantage 107
- The final years of the Research Programme 139
- Poverty, structure, and behaviour: three social scientists 175
-
New Labour and the cycle of deprivation
- The broader context: social exclusion, poverty dynamics, and the revival of agency 207
- From transmitted deprivation to social exclusion 233
- Conclusion 261
- References 271
- Index 295
