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Opportunity and aspiration
— two side of the same coin? | | Author(s) | Chris Creegan |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Viewpoint, 2285, December 2008 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, December 2008 |
| Pages | 12 pp (Social evils series) |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. http://www.jrf.org.uk (Also available at http://www.socialevils.org.uk) |
| Keywords | Poverty ; Rights [elderly] ; Citizenship ; Consumer choice ; Social trends ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | Participants in the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) consultation 'What are today's social evils?' revealed a strong sense of unease about some of the changes shaping British society. This Viewpoint continues the discussion about modern "social evils" on the theme of "inequality". Chris Creegan is Deputy Director of the Qualitative Research Unit at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). He argues that until we can reconcile the problems of excessive individualism, consumerism and greed at the heart of contemporary society, life opportunities will continue to be lost, limited and wasted. Examples discussed include opportunities lost for older people, whose needs have become invisible compared to those at other stages of life; and the limited opportunities afforded to carers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090302010 E |
| Classmark | W6: IKR: IKC: WYC: TM3: DP |
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