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  • 'Sleepwalking to segregation'?

    Challenging myths about race and migration

    by Nissa Finney, Ludi Simpson ...
    In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner.The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

  • Population and Society

    by Clare Holdsworth, Nissa Finney, Alan Marshall, Paul D Norman ...
    "An excellent introduction to the study of population and its significance for many of the key social, political, cultural and environmental issues facing the world today. It covers population growth, ageing, migration and mobility, parenting, health inequalities, and much more... The authors do not shy away from areas of continuing debate, providing both sides of an argument and encouraging ... Read more

    $86.39 CAD

  • Internal Migration

    Geographical Perspectives and Processes

    by Darren P. Smith, Nissa Finney, Nigel Walford ...
    Series series International Population Studies
    Over the last two decades there have been numerous profound changes in UK society which have had an impact on the scale, geographies, meaning and experiences of internal migration. Providing a critical appraisal of migration scholarship from the perspective of Geography, reviewing theory, substantive foci and method, this book demonstrates how sub-national migration in the UK gives rise to and ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Minority Internal Migration in Europe

    by Gemma Catney ...
    Immigration is a major component of population change for countries across Europe. However, questions remain about where immigrants go after they arrive in a new country. What are the patterns of internal migration of minorities (immigrants and their descendants), and what are the causes and implications of these flows? Migration within a nation state is a powerful force, redistributing the ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • Racism and Ethnic Inequality in a Time of Crisis

    Findings from the Evidence for Equality National Survey

    by Nico Ochmann, Joseph Harrison, Michaela Kyclova, Harry Taylor, Emma Hill, Hannah Haycox, Magda Borkowska, Neema Begum, Ken Clark, Andrea Aparicio-Castro, Daniel Ellingworth, Angelo Moretti ...
    ePUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This book examines how and why experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain varied according to ethnicity.Drawing from the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS), the book compares the experiences of ethnic and religious minority groups and White British people in work and finances, housing and communities, health and ... Read more

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    Reflections and Alternative Perspectives

    by Edwin Buitelaar, Anet Weterings, Roderik Ponds ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Economics and Finance
    Increasing economic inequality in cities, and the spatial translation of that into more segregated neighbourhoods, is top of the political agenda in developed countries. While the overall living standards have increased in the last century, the focus has now shifted from poverty to economic differences, with a particular focus on the gap between the very poor and the (ultra-)rich.The authors ... Read more

    $48.08 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State

    Edited by Bent Greve ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Forty-five contributions from renowned international specialists in the field provide readers with expert analysis of the core issues related to the welfare state, including regional depictions of welfare states around the globe. The second edition of the Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State combines essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas to produce a comprehensive ... Read more

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  • Social Advantage and Disadvantage

    Edited by Hartley Dean, Lucinda Platt ...
    Social advantage and disadvantage are potent catch-all terms. They have no established definition but, considered in relation to one another, they can embrace a wide variety of more specific concepts that address the ways in which human society causes, exacerbates or fails to prevent social divisions or injustices. This book captures the sense in which any conceptualisation of disadvantage is ... Read more

    $46.19 CAD

  • Poverty

    A Persistent Global Reality

    Edited by Professor John Dixon, John Dixon, David Macarov ...
    This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe. Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and ... Read more

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  • Social policy

    by Spicker, Paul ...
    Social Policy: Themes and approaches is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, providing a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject while developing critical awareness of problems, ... Read more

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  • Ageing

    by Christopher Phillipson ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Internal Migration in the Developed World

    Are we becoming less mobile?

    Edited by Tony Champion, Thomas Cooke, Ian Shuttleworth ...
    Series series International Population Studies
    The frequency with which people move home has important implications for national economic performance and the well-being of individuals and families. Much contemporary social and migration theory posits that the world is becoming more mobile, leading to the recent ‘mobilities turn’ within the social sciences. Yet, there is mounting evidence to suggest that this may not be true of all types of ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD