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Tess Ridge
Researcher at University of Bath
Publications - 44
Citations - 1385
Tess Ridge is an academic researcher from University of Bath. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poverty & Social exclusion. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 44 publications receiving 1322 citations.
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Childhood poverty and social exclusion: From a child's perspective
TL;DR: The challenge of child poverty as discussed by the authors The challenges of childhood poverty: What do we know about childhood poverty? Children's access to economic and material resources "Fitting in" and "joining in" - social relationships and social integration Family life and self-reflection Experiences and perceptions of school - analysis of BHPS Youth Survey data Childhood poverty and social exclusion - incorporating children's perspectives
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The Everyday Costs of Poverty in Childhood: A Review of Qualitative Research Exploring the Lives and Experiences of Low-Income Children in the UK
TL;DR: A review of 10 years of qualitative research with disadvantaged children in the UK shows that despite some gaps in the knowledge base, there is now a substantive body of evidence exploring children's lives and experiences from their own perspectives as mentioned in this paper.
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Relationships of Care: Working Lone Mothers, their Children and Employment Sustainability
Jane Millar,Tess Ridge +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored how social relationships, inside and outside the family, are central to the "family-work project" of sustaining employment and found that sustaining work over time is a process that actively involves the family as a whole and not just the individual lone mother.
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Excluding Children: Autonomy, Friendship and the Experience of the Care System
Tess Ridge,Jane Millar +1 more
TL;DR: This article explored the meaning and experience of social exclusion for children by focusing on a particular group of children and young people, those "looked after" in the public care system, and found that the relational aspects of poverty are not just consequences of material poverty but can have a dynamic of their own, one that may have a particular resonance for children.