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6%OFFJohn Welshman - From Transmitted Deprivation to Social Exclusion: Policy, Poverty, and Parenting - 9781447305866 - V9781447305866
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From Transmitted Deprivation to Social Exclusion: Policy, Poverty, and Parenting

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Description for From Transmitted Deprivation to Social Exclusion: Policy, Poverty, and Parenting Paperback.
The book explores the content and background to Sir Keith Joseph's famous 'cycle of deprivation' speech in 1972, examining his own personality and family background, his concern with 'problem families', and the wider policy context of the early 1970s. With this background, the book explores New Labour's approach to child poverty, initiatives such as Sure Start, the influence of research on inter-generational continuities, and its stance on social exclusion. The author argues that, while earlier writers have acknowledged the intellectual debt that New Labour owed to Joseph, and noted similarities between their policy approaches to child poverty and earlier debates, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447305866
SKU
V9781447305866
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About John Welshman
John Welshman is Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK.

Reviews for From Transmitted Deprivation to Social Exclusion: Policy, Poverty, and Parenting
"This book places the academic debates around transmitted deprivation into a clear and chronological framework... His use of historical sources combined with interviews with those involved gives a depth to the book that draws the reader in." Vanessa Beck, Journal of Social Policy "Welshman's book is a fascinating account of a hitherto largely neglected topic and the author is to ... Read more

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