Poverty in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living

Peter Townsend

Published by University of California Press 1979

Poverty in the United Kingdom

A Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living

Peter Townsend

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520325760

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
List of Text Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
1. Introduction: Concepts of Poverty and Deprivation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
2 Theories of Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
3 Methods of Research Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
4 Inequality and Poverty, 1938-68 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
5 The Concept and Distribution of Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
6 Three Measures of Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
7 The Incidence of Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
8 The Impact of Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	304
9 The Rich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
10 Social Class and Styles of Living Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
11 Objective and Subjective Deprivation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
12 Deprivation at Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	432
13 Deprivation in Housing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	476
14 Deprivation of Environment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	529
15 The Problems of Poor Areas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	543
16 Social Minorities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	565
17 The Unemployed and the Sub-employed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	588
18 The Low Paid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	618
19 The Older Worker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	652
20 Disabled People and the Long-term Sick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	685
21 Handicapped Children Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	740
22 One-Parent Families Dennis Marsden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	753
23 Old People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	784
24 Eligibility for Supplementary Benefit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	823
25 The Failure of Means-tested Benefits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	860
26 Conclusion I: The Social Distribution of Poverty and Trends in the 1970s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	893
27 Conclusion II: The Explanation and Elimination of Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	913
Appendix One: Methods of Sampling Hilary Land Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	927
Appendix Two: Representativeness of the Sample Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	955
Appendix Three: Eligibility for Supplementary Benefit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	959
Appendix Four: The Value to Families of the Social Services John Bond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	964
Appendix Five: Some Definitions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	980
Appendix Six: The Social Grading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	986
Appendix Seven: Note on the Adjustment of Sample Findings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	989
Appendix Eight: Additional Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	991
Appendix Nine: Comments on Survey and Questionnaire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1076
Appendix Ten: Questionnaire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1085
Appendix Eleven: Statistical Tests Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1168
Appendix Twelve: Method of Adjusting Distribution of Assets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1170
Appendix Thirteen: Multiple Deprivation on the Threshold of Income Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1173
List of References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1177
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1201

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Copyright year: 1979
Edition: Reprint 2020
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 1077
Keywords: Europe; history; social history; poverty; United Kingdom

eBook

Published: September 23, 2020
ISBN: 9780520325760