Current levels of youth unemployment need to be understood in the context of increased
labor market flexibility, an expansion of higher education, youth migration, and family …

In the aftermath of the global banking crises, a political economy of permanent state austerity
has emerged, driven by and legitimated through a hardening anti-welfare commonsense …

Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. In this fully updated edition of her
important and widely acclaimed intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces readers to …

This article critically examine how Benefits Street-and the broader genre of poverty porn
television-functions to embed new forms of 'commonsense'about welfare and worklessness …

The relationship between children's material circumstances and child abuse and neglect
raises a series of questions for policy, practice, and practitioners. Children and families in …

In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic
achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the …

Levels of suffering among young people have always been much higher than governments
suggest. Indeed, policies aimed at young workers have often been framed in ways that help …

Anna Tarrant's revealing research explores the dynamics of men's caring responsibilities in
low-income families' lives. The book draws on pioneering multigenerational research to …

The Grenfell Tower fire that took place in a council owned high-rise housing block in the
early hours of 14 June 2017 in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea represented …

Demonstrating the relevance of theory to political and policy debates and practice, this lively
and accessible second edition helps students to grasp the real-life implications of social …