TY - BOOK AU - Nolan,Brian AU - Whelan,Christopher T. ED - Combat Poverty Agency. TI - Loading the dice?: a study of cumulative disadvantage SN - 9781860761447 (pbk.) : AV - HM136 U1 - 362.509415 NOL PY - 1999/// CY - Dublin PB - Oak Tree KW - Household surveys KW - Ireland KW - Social surveys KW - Poverty KW - People with social disabilities KW - Marginality, Social KW - Society KW - ukslc KW - Social classes KW - thema KW - Poverty & unemployment N1 - At head of cover title: Combat Poverty Agency; Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-127); Concepts--Poverty and social class--Labour market status and experience--Labour market status and experience--Labour market marginalisation, urban concentration and cumulative disadvantage--Trends over time in poverty by location and tenure--Social exclusion, Psychological well-being and social integration N2 - By providing an analysis of the way in which disadvantages combine and interact, Loading the Dice? increases an understanding of the processes that lead to the extreme marginalisation experienced by certain groups in Irish society ER -