Sentences with phrase «forms of social disadvantage»

Social exclusion (also referred to as marginalisation) is a concept used in many parts of the world to characterise contemporary forms of social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.

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He enacted Social Security in 1935 to give financial assistance to the elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged, and formed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1934 to regulate the stock market and instill confidence in investors after the crash of 1929.

Because of these parents» low incomes and social disadvantages, suing them is an extremely potent form of intimidation.

(Also in Egan, a majority of the Supreme Court recognized that gays, lesbians and bisexuals, «whether as individuals or couples, form an identifiable minority who have suffered and continue to suffer serious social, political and economic disadvantage» (para 175, per Cory J.; para 89, per L'Heureux ‑ Dubé J.).

interact with and exacerbate other forms of disadvantage because poverty in itself can stand in the way of access to basic social institutions, such as employment.

It forms part of the Department of Education and Skills social inclusion strategy Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) to help children and young people who are at risk of or who are experiencing educational disadvantage.

The social support and family health study: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of two alternative forms of postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas

For both men and women, general support for social inequality was associated with endorsement of traditional gender power dynamics in the bedroom, which is perhaps not surprising (i.e., if you support inequality at a general level, you are likely to support more specific forms of inequality, even those that personally disadvantage you).

Their Commissioners argued that the current approach to Indigenous disadvantage results in two forms of «social cost» to the nation:

In this time of shrinking federal resource allocation for disadvantaged families and public policy that champions faith - based initiatives and volunteerism to address social problems, policy makers might use our findings and conclude that volunteer - based programs may be complementary to but not a substitute for other forms of early intervention and support services for socially and economically disadvantaged childbearing teenagers.

The Social Support and Family Health Study: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of two alternative forms of postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner - city areas