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  • A Year Like No Other

    Life on a Low Income during COVID-19

    by Ruth Patrick, Maddy Power, Kayleigh Garthwaite, Jim Kaufman, Geoff Page, Katie Pybus ...
    Money was already tight for UK families living on a low income before the COVID-19 pandemic, but national lockdowns made life much harder.Telling the stories of these families, this book exposes the ways that pre-existing inequalities, insecurities and hardships were amplified during the pandemic for families who were already in poverty before COVID-19, as well as those pushed into poverty by the ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Hunger, Whiteness and Religion in Neoliberal Britain

    An Inequality of Power

    by Maddy Power ...
    Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses neglected dimensions of traditional food aid and food poverty debates.It argues that the food aid industry is infused with neoliberal governmentality and shows how food charity upholds Christian ideals and white privilege, maintaining inequalities of class, race, religion and gender. However, it also reveals a ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • COVID-19 Collaborations

    Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic

    Edited by Kayleigh Garthwaite, Ruth Patrick, Maddy Power, Anna Tarrant, Rosalie Warnock ...
    Epdf and ePUB available Open Access under CC BY NC ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone – but, for some, existing social inequalities were exacerbated, and this created a vital need for research. Researchers found themselves operating in a new and difficult context; they needed to act quickly and think collectively to embark on new research despite the constraints of the pandemic. ... Read more

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  • COVID-19, Inequality and Older People

    Everyday Life during the Pandemic

    by Camilla Lewis, Chris Phillipson, Sophie Yarker, Luciana Lang ...
    EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This book provides new insights into the challenges facing older people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.It draws upon novel qualitative longitudinal research which recorded the experiences of a diverse group of people aged 50+ in Greater Manchester over a 12-month period during the pandemic. The book analyses their lived ... Read more

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  • The Care Crisis

    What Caused It and How Can We End It?

    by Emma Dowling ...
    An examination of the global economic crisis from the perspective of careValuing care and care work does not simply mean attributing care work more monetary value. To really achieve change, we must go further.In this groundbreaking book, Emma Dowling charts the multi-faceted nature of care in the modern world, from the mantras of self-care and what they tell us about our anxieties, to the state of ... Read more

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  • The Wife Drought

    by Annabel Crabb ...
    'I need a wife'It’s a common joke among women juggling work and family. But it’s not actually a joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front. It’s a potent economic asset on the work front. And it’s an advantage enjoyed – even in our modern society – by vastly more men than women.Working women are in an advanced, sustained, and chronically under ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

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  • Inside the Nudge Unit

    How small changes can make a big difference

    by David Halpern ...
    With a foreword by Richard Thaler, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics!New Updated Edition, 2019.Dr David Halpern, behavioural scientist and head of the government's Behavioural Insights Team, or Nudge Unit, invites you inside the unconventional, multi-million pound saving initiative that makes a big difference through influencing small, simple changes in our behaviour. Using the application of ... Read more

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  • Feminism, Interrupted

    Disrupting Power

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    Series series Outspoken by Pluto
    'I was blown away' - Angela DavisPlastered over t-shirts and tote bags, the word 'feminist' has entered the mainstream and is fast becoming a popular slogan for our generation. But feminism isn't a commodity up for purchase; it's a weapon for fighting against injustice.This revolutionary book reclaims feminism from consumerism through exploring state violence against women, reproductive justice, ... Read more

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  • The short guide to social work

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  • Power Play

    Breaking Through Bias, Barriers and Boys' Clubs

    by Julia Banks ...
    Power Play is an honest guide for women who aspire to leadership in the workplace and in the world, from the trailblazing Julia Banks.Having won the ‘unwinnable’ seat that secured the Coalition Government majority in 2016, Julia Banks shocked Australia when she announced she would stand as an independent MP in 2018, having experienced a toxic workplace culture in the country’s centre of power – ... Read more

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    by Nasar Meer, Jay Gabler ...
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