{"product_id":"multidisciplinary-handbook-of-social-exclusion-research-isbn-9780470095133","title":"Multidisciplinary Handbook of Social Exclusion Research","description":"Social exclusion is a key problem for policy makers, researchers and professionals worldwide. Despite this, the debate lacks a dominant disciplinary focus. This innovative handbook covers evidence from key research and policy to offer cross-disciplinary perspectives on major areas of social exclusion. Focusing on central policy domains including education, healthcare and crime, it is structured so as to relate evidence to the state of social exclusion and the mechanisms by which it can be tackled. It book will be an unrivalled reference for academics and practitioners working across disciplines including housing, education, psychology, political science, healthcare, sociology and law.  About the Editors.  \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Social Exclusion and Social Policy Research: Defining Exclusion (Jane Millar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Women's Social Exclusion (Diane Houston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The Social Psychology of Exclusion (Paul Hutchison,Julie Christian and Dominic Abrams).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Stigma and Exclusion in Healthcare Settings (Elizabeth Mason- Whitehead and Tom Mason).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Homelessness and Social Exclusion (David Clapham).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Education and Social Exclusion (Peter Hick, John Visser and Natasha MacNab).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Care Leavers, Exclusion and Access to Higher Education (Sonia Jackson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Social Exclusion and Crime (Chris Hale and Marian Fitzgerald).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Social Inclusion: Race and Ethnicity: Policies in New Clothes (Greville Percival).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Business and Social Inclusion (Ken Peattie).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. History and Development of Social Exclusion and Policy (David Gordon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. A Relational Analysis of Social Exclusion (Dominic Abrams and Julie Christian).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDr. Julie Christian\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on the application of attitude and inter-group processes to various areas within social service provision, with particular regard to homelessness. She has published numerous journal articles.  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor Dominic Abrams\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Centre for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Kent. He has published extensively in journals and is the editor of the European Bulletin of Social Psychology. He has authored\/edited 6 previous books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e, School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK\u003c\/p\u003e  Social exclusion remains one of the key problems nationally and globally for policy makers, researchers and professionals. In spite of its prominence today, social exclusion policy debate lacks a dominant disciplinary focus. This innovative book covers evidence from key research and policy to provide readers with cross-disciplinary perspectives on major areas of social exclusion.  \u003cp\u003eChapters focus on central social exclusion policy domains, including education, healthcare and crime. They are structured in a common framework that relates available evidence to the state of social exclusion and the mechanisms by which social exclusion can be tackled. Contributors also offer connections between different national and international approaches to social exclusion and, in doing so, shed further light on the complexities of social exclusion in society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cross-disciplinary approach offered in \u003ci\u003eMulti-professional Handbook of Social Exclusion\u003c\/i\u003e gives the book broad appeal across a range of professions and disciplines. The book will act as an unrivalled source of reference on social exclusion for academics and practitioners working in disciplines including housing, education, psychology, political science, healthcare, sociology and Law\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989660221669,"sku":"NP9780470095133","price":223.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470095133.jpg?v=1761784999","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/multidisciplinary-handbook-of-social-exclusion-research-isbn-9780470095133","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}