This Handbook is the definitive resource for anyone wishing to quickly
look up and understand key concepts and measurements relating to
socioeconomic position and inequalities. A range of key concepts is
defined and measures of socioeconomic position and inequality described.
Alphabetical listings, cross-referencing, graphs and worked examples,
references to web and other sources of further information, all
contribute to making the Handbook both engaging and accessible for a
wide audience. For students, academics and others involved in social
science research it answers questions such as: - 'What's the official
government measure of poverty?' - 'What factors make up the Townsend
Index of Deprivation?' - 'What is a gini coefficient?' - 'I have to
write a report on tackling inequalities in my area - what are the key
issues I should consider before I begin?' For practitioners, policy
makers, journalists and others who must read, understand and use
research in fields as diverse as health, criminology, education, the
environment, transport and housing it provides a one-stop, authoritative
guide to making sense of and evaluating the significance of often
complex methodologies. The authors are all eminent researchers in the
field of health inequalities. They have together produced two glossaries
for the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health and have published
a large number of books and articles in learned academic journals.
