Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at London School of Economics and Political Science
Developing ethnic identity questions for Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study is an Understanding Society Working Paper. It describes the process of development of a series of new ethnic identity questions, fielded in Wave 2 of Understanding Society. Download the Working Paper from the Understanding Society website.
Social participation, social isolation and ethnicity explores the extent to which social activity in England and Wales varies by ethnic group and whether risks of social isolation are higher for some groups than others. It aims to enhance our understanding of social deprivation as a particular dimension of poverty and its variation by ethnicity. It also … More Social participation, social isolation and ethnicity
Ethnicity and child poverty is a report produced in 2009 for the Department of Work and Pensions which uses a multiplicity of approaches and sources to build up as detailed a picture as possible of how and why poverty varies across ethnic groups. It draws on data from 2002 to 2007 to give a perspective … More Ethnicity and child poverty
Judicial review litigation as an incentive to change in local authority public services in England and Wales is an ISER Working Paper. The paper considers the relationship between levels of judicial review litigation and the quality of local government services. It also considers the way local government officials perceive judicial review and argues that reactions cannot be … More Judicial review litigation
Pay gaps across equalities areas highlights new insights into pay gaps and pay penalties by gender and ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age, based upon secondary analysis of pay data in the Labour Force Survey. The report was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and was published in 2008. Download the report from the … More Pay gaps across equalities areas
Who are the UK’s minority ethnic groups? Issues of identification and measurement in a longitudinal study highlights issues related to measuring ethnicity and ethnic identity. The discussion is based on an extensive review of the literature and an intensive consultation process undertaken as part of the development of the ethnicity focused strand of Understanding Society. Download the … More Who are the UK’s minority ethnic groups?
Ill health in the family: the intersection of employment and caring across households from four ethnic groups sets out to enhance understanding of the relationship with the labour market for those living with long- term illness and their family members. The article explores the role of family caring responsibilities and ethnicity in shaping patterns of employment participation … More Ill health in the family
Lucinda Platt 