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Social Policies and Measures Adopted for Unemployment in London

   

Added on  2020-01-21

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SOCIOLOGY

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................11.1 Discussing common sense perspective on unemployment ..................................................11.2 Applying sociological perspective to explain existence of the situation..............................21.3 Social policies and measures adopted for unemployment in London...................................31.4 Implications for professional practice...................................................................................4CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION Unemployment is a major issue which has caused a significant impact on country'sgrowth and development within the economy. It has created an indefinite impact on demand andsupply gap for the organisations and people seeking employment (Feather, 2012). The statedsocial problem has both personal and social cost within the economy which includes financialhardship, poverty, homelessness, housing stress, family tension etc. The impact of the same iseffectively observed on country's growth and development issues within the economy. Thepresent study will evaluate the common and sociological perspective on the stated factor. Thestudy will also discuss the social policy and implication of professional practices on the statedtopic. The extensive research on the stated topic will help in attain a clear picture of facts andfigures related to unemployment in London. 1.1 Discussing common sense perspective on unemployment Unemployment is a universally analysed social issue which has created an insignificantimpact on the growth and development of the countries. Unemployment rate in the economyrepresents a considerable imbalance in social and economic development of the nation (Puig-Barrachina and et.al., 2011). Unemployment is termed as a social issue because it has created asignificant impact on different problems regarding poverty, debts, housing stress, family tensionsetc. The implication of the same is observed on the growth and development of the residents ofthe nation. International labour organisation as defined unemployment as a percentage rate ofpeople seeking job, without jobs or are switching jobs (Pfleger, Flachs and Koch-Henriksen,2010). Researches revealed that rate of unemployment has a significant impact on the economicconditions of the countries. Becker, (2014) stated that cost of unemployment to an individual isdifficult to analyse. It has created an insignificant social impact on economies of the country.The employment rate of UK is moderate however during economic downturn the rate ofunemployment significantly raised which created a noticeable imbalance within the country. Theeconomic problems faced during high rate of unemployment were poor economic performance,lack of experience and training among young people, rising youth population, poor employmentprotection legislations and mismatch between the demand and supply of skills of young workers1

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