International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 21 Issue 4/5/6

Explaining social exclusion

Jennifer Jarman

Explains that the following articles provide the opportunity to look at how the concept of social exclusion develops when it is approached sociologically. Outlines the content and…

Social exclusion and public policy: the relationship between local school admission arrangements and segregation by poverty

Stephen Gorard, Chris Taylor, John Fitz

Examines patterns of social exclusion in the compulsory school system of England and Wales. Suggests that the weakening of local government control of the school system from the…

Young people’s explanations and experiences of social exclusion: retrieving Bourdieu’s concept of social capital

Virginia Morrow

Explores the ideas that a group’s social capital is related to levels of social exclusion, together with the policy implication that social capital can be developed in order to…

A story of “difference”, a different story: young homeless lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Shirley Prendergast, Gillian A. Dunne, David Telford

Suggests that research specifically at the homeless lesbian, gay or bisexual person is sparse. Presents some of the stories found from interviewing 19 cases within their category…

Unemployment and social mobility in East Germany

Reinhold Sackmann, Michael Windzio, Matthias Wingens

Suggests that youth unemployment is seen in East Germany as a critical life event because not only may it “scar” individuals’ careers but there is the fear that it may be a cause…

Unemployment without social exclusion: evidence from young people in Eastern Europe

K. Roberts

Challenges the position that high and persistent unemployment necessarily leads to the formation of socially excluded groups. Presents evidence drawn from studies of people in…

New fatherhood in practice? Parental leave in the UK

Esther M. Dermott

Considers the exclusionary processes arising from the way in which fathers are excluded from childcare activities. Outlines the parental leave provisions in the UK and explores…

An international comparative analysis of marriage patterns and social stratification

Ken Prandy, Frank L. Jones

An international comparative analysis of marriage patterns and social stratification measures based on the occupations of married and cohabiting partners, considering how close or…

Inclusion or exclusion? Reflections on the evidence of declining racial disadvantage in the British labour market

Paul Iganski, Geoff Payne, Judy Roberts

Considers the position of ethnic minority groups in Britain in relation to economic exclusion. Suggest that earlier research overemphasised the extent to which these groups were…

Risk of social exclusion in later life: how well do the pension systems of Britain and the US accommodate women’s paid and unpaid work?

Jay Ginn

Considers the way in which UK and American pension schemes are structured for women’s poverty and social exclusion in later life. Analyses recent trends in women’s employment and…