Anthony F Heath
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anthony F Heath |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anthony F |
| FAMILY NAME | Heath |
| SIGNATURE | HEATH A F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social Progress in Britain
Social Progress in Britain examines how much progress has made in the years since Sir William Beveridge described the ‘five giants on the road to reconstruction’—the giants of Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. The book has chapters examining the progress which Britain has made in improving material prosperity and tackling poverty; in extending length of life and tackling disease; in raising participation in education and improving …
Migrants and Their Children in Britain
1. Introduction: Patterns of generational change: convergent, reactive or emergent? Anthony Heath 2. Defining difference: the role of immigrant generation and race in American and British immigration studies Mary C. Waters 3. Explaining intergenerational variations in English language acquisition and ethnic language attrition Meenakshi Parameshwaran 4. Is there assimilation in minority groups' national, ethnic and religious identity? Lucinda Plat…
Diversity and Change in Modern India
India's society, economy, and polity have been transformed at a gathering pace since the early 1990s, and India's growing role on the world stage makes it imperative to understand the roots and consequences of these changes. The eleven chapters in this interdisciplinary volume review the growing body of data that help to make sense of these changes and to understand their likely significance. The volume provides systematic, macro-level studies of…
Unequal Chances
This is a cross-national study of ethnic-minority disadvantage in the labour market. It focuses on the experiences of the second generation, that is, of the children of immigrants, in a range of affluent western countries (Western Europe, North America, Australia, Israel). Standard analyses, using the most authoritative available datasets for each country, enable the reader to make precise comparisons. The study reveals that most groups of non-Eu…
Understanding Social Change
These chapters not only describe the major changes in British society in recent years, but seek to understand and explain what is happening in British society. One of the themes running through this book is that, while there have been rapid changes in overall levels, there have been slower changes in relativities, and this analytical distinction is absolutely fundamental to a proper understanding of contemporary society. The book also considers t…
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Understanding Social Change
These chapters not only describe the major changes in British society in recent years, but seek to understand and explain what is happening in British society. One of the themes running through this book is that, while there have been rapid changes in overall levels, there have been slower changes in relativities, and this analytical distinction is absolutely fundamental to a proper understanding of contemporary society. The book also considers t…
Unequal Chances
This is a cross-national study of ethnic-minority disadvantage in the labour market. It focuses on the experiences of the second generation, that is, of the children of immigrants, in a range of affluent western countries (Western Europe, North America, Australia, Israel). Standard analyses, using the most authoritative available datasets for each country, enable the reader to make precise comparisons. The study reveals that most groups of non-Eu…
Diversity and Change in Modern India
India's society, economy, and polity have been transformed at a gathering pace since the early 1990s, and India's growing role on the world stage makes it imperative to understand the roots and consequences of these changes. The eleven chapters in this interdisciplinary volume review the growing body of data that help to make sense of these changes and to understand their likely significance. The volume provides systematic, macro-level studies of…
Migrants and Their Children in Britain
1. Introduction: Patterns of generational change: convergent, reactive or emergent? Anthony Heath 2. Defining difference: the role of immigrant generation and race in American and British immigration studies Mary C. Waters 3. Explaining intergenerational variations in English language acquisition and ethnic language attrition Meenakshi Parameshwaran 4. Is there assimilation in minority groups' national, ethnic and religious identity? Lucinda Plat…
Social Progress in Britain
Social Progress in Britain examines how much progress has made in the years since Sir William Beveridge described the ‘five giants on the road to reconstruction’—the giants of Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. The book has chapters examining the progress which Britain has made in improving material prosperity and tackling poverty; in extending length of life and tackling disease; in raising participation in education and improving …
Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Great britain (2 works) · History (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works) · Social change (2 works) · Social conditions (2 works) · Social science (2 works)