Stillwell, J orcid.org/0000-0002-8803-2001, Norman, P orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-1625, Thomas, C et al. (1 more author) (2010) Spatial and Social Disparities. In: Stillwell, J, Norman, P, Thomas, C and Surridge, P, (eds.) Spatial and Social Disparities. Understanding Population Trends and Processes, 2 . Springer Verlag , Dordrecht, Netherlands , pp. 1-15. ISBN 978-90-481-8749-2
Abstract
The concept of inequality is one that we use frequently to refer to the diversity of the individual, place or object. But, following Amartya Sen (1992), the central question in any analysis or assessment is “inequality of what?”. The social sciences “system of interest” is more closely circumscribed although the range of relevant subject matter is still enormous. It encompasses the traditional fields of regional development and regional science in which, like human geography, differences across physical space are of paramount importance, as well as fields such as health studies and social policy where the focus on difference is less spatial and more oriented towards the age, gender and physical and mental condition of aggregate populations as well as towards difference in material advantage and social background.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. This is an author produced version of a, book chapter published in Understanding Population Trends and Processes. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Labour Force Participation; Social Trust; Labour Force Survey; European Social Survey; Institutional Trust |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2019 14:35 |
Last Modified: | 23 May 2019 14:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Series Name: | Understanding Population Trends and Processes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-90-481-8750-8_1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100344 |