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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: the birth of a myth; Social security and dependency culture; The outline of the book; Social change and 'new poverty'; Economic change and welfare dependency; Family life and welfare dependency; Government policy, inequality and dependency; Conclusion: the irresistible rise of dependency culture; Chapter 2 Culture, structure and failure: the underclass debate; Delinquency, dependency and the underclass; The history of a discourse; Britain's emerging underclass |
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The informal economyWho's to blame?; Marginalising minorities; Dependency and the symbolism of the underclass; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Values and dependency; Dependency culture and social policy; Employment benefits, and the work ethic; Family policy and social welfare; Dependency culture and public attitudes; Studying claimants' experiences; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The claiming experience; Mainstream values; Labour discipline; Family dependency; The adversarial state; Participation, active citizenship and popular imagery; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Dependency or captivity? |
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The discourses of dependency and povertyCompetent subjects or manipulated objects?; Axes of conformity; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Dependency and power; Dependency as failure; Dependency, the wage relation and the commodity form; Dependency and the family; Dependency, welfare and the state; Conclusion; Appendix; The sample; Methodology; Sub-sample analysis; References; Name index; Subject index |
| Summary |
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Welfare state.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
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Social policy
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Welfare state
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Abhängigkeit
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Unterschicht
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Wohlfahrtsstaat
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Verzorgingsstaat.
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Afhankelijkheid (algemeen)
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Sociale zekerheid.
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Lagere klassen.
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État providence.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Social policy -- 1979-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001103
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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Grande-Bretagne -- Politique sociale -- 1979-1997.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Taylor-Gooby, Peter, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317866961 |
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1317866967 |
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1306825261 |
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9781306825269 |
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9781315835136 |
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1315835134 |
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9781138837287 |
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1138837288 |
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9781317866954 |
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1317866959 |
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