Lucinda Platt - Understanding Inequalities: Stratification and Difference

1. Chapter One
2. Chapter Two
3. Chapter Three
4. Chapter Four
5. Chapter Five
6. Chapter Six
7. Chapter Nine
8. Chapter Ten
9. Chapter Eleven

1. Chapter Two
2. Chapter Three
3. Chapter Four
4. Chapter Five
5. Chapter Six
6. Chapter Seven
7. Chapter Eight
8. Chapter Nine
9. Chapter Ten
10. Chapter Eleven

Second Edition

LUCINDA PLATT

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Names: Platt, Lucinda, author.

Title: Understanding inequalities : stratification and difference / Lucinda Platt.

Description: Second edition. | Medford, MA : Polity, 2019. | Revised edition of the authors Understanding inequalities, 2011. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018041103 (print) | LCCN 2018043427 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509521296 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509521258 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509521265 (paperback)

Subjects: LCSH: Equality--Great Britain. | Social stratification--Great Britain. | BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes.

Classification: LCC HM821 (ebook) | LCC HM821 .P553 2019 (print) | DDC 305.0941--dc23

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1. The class distribution according to the NS-SeC categories, UK, 2011, all persons aged sixteen to seventy-four
2. Class distribution of men by current age, England and Wales, 2011
3. Class distribution of women by current age, England and Wales, 2011
4. Class distribution across ethnic groups, England and Wales 2011, men
5. Class distribution across ethnic groups, England and Wales 2011, women
6. Labour force participation among men and women aged fifteen to sixty-four, UK and OECD
7. Employment ratios among those of working age, selected OECD countries, 2015
8. Employment rates of men and women aged sixteen to sixty-four, UK, 19712013
9. Share of women in the occupations held by both men and women, UK, 20032012
10. Part-time work as a percentage of employment of men and women in selected OECD countries, 2016
11. The UK gender pay gap, 19702016
12. Average unpaid and paid work among working-age men and women in selected OECD countries, 2005
13. Proportion of women in aspired jobs of teenage boys and girls, 2015
14. Proportion of women in jobs carried out by men and women, 20032012
15. Size and share of white and minority group populations, 19912011
16. Distribution of ethnic minority groups in England and Wales, 2011
17. Timing of arrival by selected countries of origin, England and Wales, 2011
18. Economic status: men aged sixteen to sixty-four, England and Wales, 2011
19. Economic status: women aged sixteen to sixty-four, England and Wales, 2011
20. Share of top ten countries of origin as a percentage of all those foreign born, England and Wales, 2011
21. Share of top ten nationalities of all foreign nationals, England and Wales, 2011
22. Unemployment gap between migrants and non-migrants among those aged sixteen to sixty-four in selected OECD countries, 2017
23. Unemployment rates for the population aged twenty to sixty-four across the EU, by whether native born, foreign born (EU) or foreign born (outside the EU), 20082017
24. Distribution of qualifications among those native and foreign born of working age (fifteen to sixty-four), selected OECD countries, 2017
25. Difference in rates of overqualification among migrants compared to non-migrants of working age (fifteen to sixty-four), selected OECD countries, 2017
26. Health status of those aged thirty-five to forty-nine by time of arrival in the UK, England and Wales, 2011
27. Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity rates among disabled men and women, UK, AprilJune 2017 (%)
28. Rowntree's perspective on the life-cycle alternation of poverty and prosperity
29. Life expectancy at age sixty-five, selected OECD countries, 2015
30. Poverty rates among older adults and the whole population, selected OECD countries
31. Trends in those attaining at least upper secondary and tertiary qualifications, by birth cohort and age, OECD average, 2011
32. Tertiary qualifications across two age bands, selected OECD countries, 2016
33. Highest qualification of resident population of England and Wales by age group, 2011, men
34. Highest qualification of resident population of England and Wales by age group, 2011, women
35. Attainment of tertiary qualifications among those aged thirty to forty-four with and without a tertiary-educated parent, selected OECD countries, 2015
36. Attainment of GCSE grades A* to C in English and maths, by free school meals status, England, 2010/112015/16
37. Share of graduates from tertiary education who are women, selected OECD countries, 2015
38. Attainment of more than five GCSEs at grades A* to C by sex, ethnic group and free school meals status, England, 20132014
39. Poverty rates across selected countries and by individual characteristics, 2014
40. Persistent and total poverty across the EU and other selected countries, 2015
41. Infant mortality (rates per 1,000 live births) by neighbourhood deprivation, England, 2016
42. Obesity (BMI > 30) among adults (aged over eighteen), selected countries, 2016
43. Different causes of amenable mortality for men and women in the EU, 2015 (% of total deaths)
44. Different contributors of preventable mortality for men and women in the EU, 2015 (% of total deaths)
45. Employment rate (% employed of all those aged sixteen to sixty-four) in the UK, by region, 2018
46. Housing tenure across Europe, 2014
47. Housing type by tenure, England, 2008