Karen Rowlingson: 3 books
Lone Parent Families
Gender, Class and State
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This unique core text examines the key issues in the debate, and assesses...
Inter-generational Financial Giving and Inequality
Give and Take in 21st Century Families
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of 21st century families in Britain through an exploration of intergenerational relationships. Drawing on new and extensive quantitative and qualitative research, the authors explore the giving and receiving of financial gifts. Despite growing...
Wealth and the wealthy
Exploring and tackling inequalities between rich and poor
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Wealth and the wealthy have received relatively little attention from social scientists despite a growing wealth gap. Aimed at a broad social science and public readership, this book draws on new data on wealth to answer the following key questions: What is wealth? Who has got it? Where might we...