Diversity and exclusion in context

Ahmed, A; Rogers, MM

Abstract

By focusing on the theoretical, legal and policy frameworks which underpin the debate about diversity and exclusion, this chapter serves as an introduction and as a backdrop to the book. Here we highlight that although the UK is a relatively tolerant society and home to a diverse population, it is still characterised by inequality and exclusion. For example, a substantially higher proportion of people who live in families with a disabled member live in poverty than households where no-one is disabled (DWP, 2014); and in 2015 women who were working full-time earned just under 14 per cent less than men in full-time employment (ONS, 2015). This chapter explores some key concepts that help to understand these claims and these help to frame the subsequent chapters in the book. The concepts are: equality and diversity, discrimination, exclusion/inclusion and intersectionality.

• Publication Date: Oct 14, 2016
• Deposit Date: Feb 2, 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Pages: 6-20
• Book Title: Working with Marginalised Groups: From Policy to Practice
• ISBN: 9781137559562
• Publisher URL: https://he.palgrave.com/page/detail/Working-with-Marginalised-Groups/?K=9781137559562