Life in the debt trap

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4473-4109-3
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 186 g

What is life like for families who are stuck in problem debt? Why do they fall into a spiral of debt in the first place, and why is it so hard to escape?

The first hand stories in this book offer a unique understanding of life for families and children fighting a daily battle against poverty and debt. They give voice to some of the most underrepresented people in society, who are too often portrayed cruelly in the media and elsewhere.

Drawing on research data collected through The Children’s Society’s Debt Trap campaign, this book explores the causes, implications and impacts of problem debt, challenges pejorative public attitudes and encourages more compassionate policy making to help families escape poverty and debt.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mahony, Sorcha

Pople, Larissa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: The origins of the book

Introduction and methodological note

The journey

Isolation

Loss

Luxuries and necessities

Who cares?

The elephant in the room/consumerism

Guilt

The Others

Keeping up appearances

The child

The tyranny of the small things

Juggling

The downside of help

The debt premium

Dreams

The gift

Our participants

Concluding reflections

Über Autor(innen)

Pople, Larissa
Larissa Pople is Senior Researcher at The Children’s Society and undertakes research into children’s wellbeing and children’s experiences of poverty.

Mahony, Sorcha
Sorcha Mahony is Senior Researcher at The Children’s Society and undertakes research into children and families’ experiences of poverty.

Sorcha Mahony is a senior researcher at The Children’s Society and leads a unique research programme on the experiences of young people growing up in poverty.

Larissa Pople is a senior researcher at The Children’s Society where she leads the charity’s groundbreaking children’s wellbeing research programme.

The Children’s Society is a national charity that works with the most vulnerable children and young people in Britain today. We listen. We support. We act. Because no child should feel alone. www.childrenssociety.org.uk