Biography and social exclusion in Europe : experiences and life journeys /

Biography and social exclusion in Europe : experiences and life journeys /

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Imprint:	Bristol : Policy Press, 2002.
Description:	x, 339 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Social sciences -- Biographical methods. Marginality, Social -- European Union countries -- Case studies. Social control -- European Union countries. Marginality, Social. Social control. Social policy. Social sciences -- Biographical methods. European Union countries -- Social policy. Europe -- European Union countries. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4896497

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Other authors / contributors:	Chamberlayne, Prue. Rustin, Michael. Wengraf, Tom.
ISBN:	1861343108 1861343094 (PBK.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	Based on 250 life-story interviews in seven European Union countries, Biography and social exclusion in Europe:analyses personal struggles against social exclusion to illuminate local milieus and changing welfare regimes and contexts;points to challenging new agendas for European politics and welfare, beyond the rhetoric of communitarianism and the New Deal;vividly illustrates the lived experience and environmental complexity working for and against structural processes of social exclusion;refashions the interpretive tradition as a teaching and research tool linking macro and micro realities.·[vbTab]·[vbTab]·[vbTab]Students, academic teachers and professional trainers, practitioners, politicians, policy makers and researchers in applied and comparative welfare fields will all benefit from reading this book.
Physical Description:	x, 339 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1861343108 1861343094