ISBN:
9789048187508
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XI, 300p, digital)
Series Statement:
Understanding Population Trends and Processes 2
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Spatial and social disparities
Keywords:
Räumliche Verteilung
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Soziale Schicht
;
Ethnische Gruppe
;
Migranten
;
Großbritannien
;
Social sciences
;
Quality of Life
;
Population
;
Quality of Life Research
;
Demography
;
Social Sciences
;
Social sciences
;
Public health
;
Quality of Life
;
Population
;
Quality of Life Research
;
Demography
;
Großbritannien
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Verteilungsgerechtigkeit
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Population.
;
Equality.
;
Income distribution.
;
Population--Statistics.
;
Equality--Statistics.
;
Income distribution--Statistics.
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Großbritannien
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Verteilungsgerechtigkeit
Abstract:
Inequality is one of the major problems of the contemporary world. Significant geographical disparities exist within nations of the developed world, as well as between these countries and those referred to as the 'South' in the Bruntland Report. Issues of equity and deprivation must be addressed in view of sustainable development. However, before policymakers can remove the obstacles to a fairer world, it is essential to understand the nature of inequality, both in terms of its spatial and socio-demographic characteristics. This second volume in the series contains population studies that examine the disparities evident across geographical space in the UK and between different individuals or groups. Topics include demographic and social change, deprivation, happiness, cultural consumption, ethnicity, gender, employment, health, religion, education and social values. These topics and the relationships between them are explored using secondary data from censuses, surveys or administrative records. In volume 1 the findings of research on fertility, living arrangements, care and mobility are examined. Volume 3 will focus on ethnicity and integration.
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; 1 Spatial and Social Disparities; Introduction; Disparities in the UK; Structure and Content of the Book; Spatial Disparities: Demographic Change, Deprivation, Social Patterns, Happiness and Cultural Consumption; Social Disparities: Ethnicity, Gender, Employment and Health; Social Disparities: Religion, Education and Social Values; Conclusions; References; 2 Demographic and Deprivation Change in the UK; Introduction; Methodology; Harmonising Geographical Information; Re-estimating 1991 Mid-year Populations
Description / Table of Contents:
Calculating Deprivation ScoresPopulation Change in Small Areas; Deprivation Change in the UKs Small Areas; Case Study: Deprivation Change in Leeds; Conclusions; References; 3 Englands Changing Social Geology; Introduction; Classifying Areas; Data Selection; Methodology; Results; Conclusions; References; 4 Geographical Modelling of Happiness and Well-Being; Introduction; Data; Building Multilevel Models of Happiness; Building Spatial Microsimulation Models of Happiness; Conclusions; References; 5 Geographic Analysis of Cultural Consumption; Introduction; The Data
Description / Table of Contents:
Accessibility and Commuting IndicesModelling Arts Attendance; Regression Modelling; Comparing Models for Specific Artforms; Comparing Models for Specific Venues; Manchester; Comparing Our Model to Existing Geodemographic Classifications; Conclusions; References; 6 Struggling onto the Ladder, Climbing the Rungs: Employment and Class Position of Minority Ethnic Groups in Britain; Introduction; Data and Methods; Analysis; Discussion and Conclusion; References; 7 Occupational Segregation and Concentration: An Analysis by Sex, Employment Status and Ethnic Group in England and Wales; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
The Theil Index for Measuring Multigroup SegregationData; Demography and Patterns of Work Participation by Ethnic Group, 19912001; Segregation Indices and Patterns of Occupational Concentration; Conclusions; References; 8 Effects of Employment on Cardiovascular Risk; Introduction; Methodology; Findings; Shift Work and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease; Night-Work, Long Working Hours, Job Control and Cortisol Secretion in Mid-life; Conclusions; References; 9 Employment and Health Trajectories; Introduction; Data
Description / Table of Contents:
Do Past Patterns Influence Current Status of Labour Force Participation and of Health?Employment and Health Trajectories: Do They Cluster?; Are Employment and Health Trajectories Similar?; Employment and Objective Health Measures; Conclusions; References; 10 The Circumstances and Attitudes of Different Muslim Groups in England and Europe; Introduction; Methods; Data Sources; Sample Weights; Measures; Socioeconomic and Migration Status; Racial Harassment and Discrimination; Religiosity and Ethnic/National Identity; Research Findings; Discussion and Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
11 Investigating Inequalities in Educational Attainment
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-8750-8
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