In the context of economic recession and welfare reform in UK there have been ongoing political debates regarding food insecurity. Food has an important role defining people’s identities, yet rapid growth number banks donation points supermarkets schools suggests a normalisation aid. Moreover, estimated three million individuals are thought to be at risk malnutrition UK. We examine: discourse aid demonisation those living poverty, scale malnutrition, experiences bank users by drawing on...

This article examines the value of observation data collected by volunteers as they go about their daily activities. Many citizens are already creating digital archives own lives through online activity including via social media communication. Citizens now have potential to be default fieldworkers lives. can extended examine systematically collecting on world around them for science research. pilot study required follow a protocol and record number people seen begging. The produced...

Census data for 2011 suggested that around 14.1 million people in England and Wales state they have no religion recent survey evidence suggests the number could be even higher. Drawing on from focus group discussions with who broadly self-identify descriptor 'non-religious', this article examines diversity of non-religious identities interfaces equalities law. Through analysis identity narratives see themselves as non-religious, findings indicate use various conceptualisations non-religion,...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from research into food insecurity amongst older people aged 50 years and in the UK. Design/methodology/approach This uses secondary analysis national-level survey data semi-structured interviews with receiving emergency foodbanks. Findings There a forgotten care gap UK where substantial number are living insecurity. Many live alone poverty, increasing numbers constrained their spending on skipping meals. Food can be hidden. Within...

Microdata released for public use, such as the Samples of Anonymised Records, Labour Force Survey data, and longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study, are subject to statistical disclosure procedures. These measures include data swapping, recoding, postrandomisation, suppression. Considerable research has been conducted into extent which protect respondent anonymity. However, impact have on utility is a neglected area research. In this case study we examine standard control sample census...

Journal Article Women Returners and Potential Returners: Employment Profiles Labour Market Opportunities—A Case Study of the United Kingdom Get access Jennifer Tomlinson, Tomlinson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Wendy Olsen, Olsen Kingsley Purdam European Sociological Review, Volume 25, Issue 3, June 2009, Pages 349–363, https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcn053 Published: 29 September 2008 history Received: 01 August 2007

In this article we identify the key survey data for examining issue of equality in lives disabled people UK. Such is essential assessing change quality life over time and evaluation impact policy initiatives. For each source consider definitions, collection, coverage, sample size access. It evident that there only limited on A number national surveys include questions disability, but many offer coverage. There a tendency to focus medical aspects disability failure clearly distinguish from...

Social survey data is essential to measuring equality, for the assessment of change over time, and evaluation impact new policies. In this article we have identified evaluated statistical evidence on religion in UK relation key policy areas, such as employment, housing, health, education, criminal justice. For each source, consider definitions, collection, coverage issues, sample size, access. We examine multi-faceted nature links between religious ethnic identities. also outline models that...

The turnout of 59.4 per cent at the 2001 general election was lowest since 1918. It has been widely assumed that ethnic or religious minority electors are less likely to vote in elections than white electors. Furthermore, electoral participation is regarded as both an indicator integration communities and quality democratic system. However, existing research attempts provide specific estimates relies heavily on survey data aggregate data. Most surveys do not overcome problems misreporting,...

Conducting social science research is a complex process, and students face number of learning challenges in order to develop their skills. Moreover, new sources types data including so-called big are providing opportunities for research, but also pose methodological challenges. In this article, we explore task-based approach teaching methods. We draw on evidence from two case study tasks: (i) the collection analysis Twitter data; (ii) designing conducting face-to-face online survey. The were...

Children living in low‐income households face elevated risks of behavioral problems, but the impact absolute and relative income to this risk remains unexplored. Using U.K. Millennium Cohort Study data, longitudinal associations between Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire scores household income, distance from regional median mean rank were examined 3‐ 12‐year‐olds ( n = 16,532). Higher incomes associated with lower while higher was problems only at highest incomes. among children working...

New forms of governance, conditional approaches to public service access, and initiatives engage citizens in taking on new responsibilities are being developed the context scaling down welfare state. We examine extent which collaboration multidirectional accountability can be between state citizens, with a focus case study Community Contracts England. These quasi-legal agreements, operationalised at local level, involve providers cooperating tackling social problems through agreed behaviour....

This article examines the nature of Muslim mobilisations in local party politics and broader question political representation democracy. Drawing on original qualitative quantitative survey data, presence Britain is documented some tensions concerning their membership Labour parties examined. It clear that concerns over whether strategies used by Muslims to secure are legitimate but there also incumbent problems discrimination, exclusion stereotyping. research suggests a general feeling...

ABSTRACT Citizens are increasingly being encouraged to take on new voluntary roles and responsibilities, such as, for example, looking after their local area involved in decision making. This move towards responsible citizenship is linked the changing role of government, scaling down public services provided by post war welfare state many Western democracies. In order develop our understanding why certain people more likely help than others different circumstances, we examine people's...