Rural poverty today : experiences of social exclusion in rural Britain /

Poverty is perceived as an urban problem, yet many in rural Britain also experience hardship. This book explores how and why people in rural areas experience and negotiate poverty and social exclusion. It examines the role of societal processes, individual circumstances, sources of support (markets;...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Shucksmith, Mark (Autor), Glass, Jayne (Autor), Chapman, Pollyanna (Autor), Atterton, Jane (Autor)
Otros Autores: Newby, Howard (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2023.
Temas:
Rural poor > Great Britain.
Social isolation > Great Britain.
Pauvres en milieu rural > Grande-Bretagne.
Isolement social > Grande-Bretagne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural.
Rural poor
Social isolation
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Glossary
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Poverty and social exclusion in rural Britain: a review
  • East Perthshire: an accessible rural area in Scotland
  • Harris: an island area of Scotland
  • The North Tyne valley, Northumberland: a remote area of England
  • Rural poverty in a pandemic: experiences of COVID-19
  • Changing sources of support: precarity, conditionality and social solidarity
  • Conclusions and policy implications
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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