Social exclusion in Great Britain; an empirical investigation and comparison with the EU.0754642097Social exclusion social exclusion Noun Sociol the failure of society to provide certain people with those rights normally available to its members, such as employment, health care, education, etc. in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. ; an empirical investigation and comparison with the EU. Barnes, Matt. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 230 pages $99.95 Hardcover Studies in cash & care HN400 Barnes (National Center for Social Research, UK) compares the problem of social exclusion in Great Britain with eleven other countries in the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community . His analysis incorporates data from a study of British households that aimed to quantify levels of social exclusion and the composition of the socially excluded population. In addition to standard measures of poverty, he examines more relational measures of disadvantage such as neighborhood discontent and social isolation. The text is based upon his doctoral dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion n. A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis. dissertation Noun 1. . ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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