Two From problem families to the cycle of deprivation
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John Welshman
Abstract
This chapter attempts to explain the background to and timing of the cycle speech by tracing the longer-term continuities. It looks in particular at, first, Joseph’s own family background and approach to poverty; second, his interest in problem families; third, the broader policy context of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including debates about poverty, abortion, and family planning; fourth, the DHSS Preparation for Parenthood initiative, including a seminar at All Souls College, Oxford, in April 1973; and, fifth, the influence of debates in the US that focused on IQ, the culture of poverty, and the benefits of early intervention (such as the Head Start programme) as a means of countering the effects of poverty on human development.
Abstract
This chapter attempts to explain the background to and timing of the cycle speech by tracing the longer-term continuities. It looks in particular at, first, Joseph’s own family background and approach to poverty; second, his interest in problem families; third, the broader policy context of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including debates about poverty, abortion, and family planning; fourth, the DHSS Preparation for Parenthood initiative, including a seminar at All Souls College, Oxford, in April 1973; and, fifth, the influence of debates in the US that focused on IQ, the culture of poverty, and the benefits of early intervention (such as the Head Start programme) as a means of countering the effects of poverty on human development.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
