An Analysis of Tracy Shildrick's Contributions to Social Policy

This report provides an overview of Dr. Tracy Shildrick's contributions to social policy. It highlights her research focusing on youth, poverty, employment, and welfare reform, particularly in the North East of England. The report examines her published articles, such as 'Poverty, politics and a new kind of class war?' and her participation in events like the Global Youth Policy Forum and the Festival of Social Science. It also explores the secondary research methods she employs, drawing on sociological perspectives to analyze social issues like poverty and inequality. The conclusion emphasizes her impact in raising awareness and advocating for solutions to these critical social problems. The report underscores her commitment to understanding and addressing issues related to employment, low pay, and welfare reform.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
Contribution of Tracy Shildrick made for the development of policy...................................3
Research methods used by Tracy Shildrick...........................................................................5
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................5
REFERNCES.............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Dr. Tracy Shildrick is a senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Newcastle.
She makes her contribution in the welfare of the community such that she is a co-author of
Poverty and insecurity and also won the Peter Townsend 2013 Prize. Her research promotes
youngsters to understand about worklessness, poverty and social exclusion. Hence, it is
clearly reflected that Tracy Shildrick contribute her best for the welfare of society. Most of
her research has focus upon the young people and she interested in issues related to
employment, low pay of people and welfare reform. She also have a specific interest in North
East and much of them are conducted in Teesside. Apart from this, the lady also offer
supervision to post graduates research students of different areas such as youth transition,
youth cultures, social class, inequality, employment work and welfare, and austerity.
The current study will explore the contribution made by Tracy Shildrick in order to
make development of society, as she also quite interested in social policy. Further, study will
helps to determine the research methods used by the lady in order to make her research
successful so that youth encourages to read the same.
Contribution of Tracy Shildrick made for the development of policy
Tracy Shildrick written the article in 2017 name as ‘Poverty, politics and a new kind
of class war?’ in which she stated that over the recent year’s poverty has re- emerged as a
popular topic in UK. Such that the article will help to let people understands about this and
then start aware with this concepts. As in UK, there are number of people who experiencing
poverty increase and as a result, it is a deliberate consequence of punitive policies (Fisher,
2020). She also explain that poverty and welfare are now consider almost a universal social
problem which is self- inflicted. In addition to this it is also shared by Tracy Shildrick that
poverty and economic insecurity has emerged as at least one of the key issue which is risen
when UK leave European Union. Such that many evidence also suggested that some of the
groups are anger or frustration at being locked out while some of them forced to leave the
country.
Tracy Shildrick also share the views in the article where Teesside history is discussed
in which it is mention that unemployment is not a life style which is chosen by the people but
actually people wanted jobs but they got low paid and insecure which is not used (Poverty,
politics and a new kind of class war? 2020). Even people of Teesside are get job but poverty

is also remain the same. So the lady was attract people’s views in the issue such that shortage
of jobs, especially better quality employment.
On the other side, another contribution which Tracy made is such that she attend the
first Global Youth Policy Forum as an invited experts. It was the first event where she met
with 700 youth policy leaders and professionals to debate the ways to improve the policy and
practise among young people. As she was invited in expert professor and that is why she took
participate in contributing her expertise to range of policy debates related to recent crisis such
that employment and poverty. She also provides her views in which range of solutions are
offered to the public so that they minimize the problem.
Apart from this, another contribution she made in her life when she speak at the
Festival of Social Science Event where she speak about ‘Does Poverty Porn’ Undermine the
Welfare State? In this she had presented her research on poverty and also tries to creates
awareness among people so that they will not do work at low wages (Professor Tracy
Shildrick invited to speak and research at upcoming events, 2020). As this event is a part of
Economic and Social Research council’s festivals of Social Science which seeks to raise the
profit of social science research and also explore different ways that contribute to society as
well. Tracy took advantage of this situation and also raise many questions that helps to let
people understand about the serious issue i.e. poverty and low pay.
The lady also share the close association between the poverty and individual
behaviour which means that it can sometimes more difficult for others such that
unemployment. Also, in her speech, she used sociologist concept of social class extensively
in their research and agree that social class has an economic base. That is why, she focused
upon the consumption rate and due to poverty most of the people do not spend the amount as
per their need and this in turn increase the poverty rate as well (Social Perspectives on
poverty, 2020). Also, she concluded that poverty is consider a popular social issue among all
and that is why, there is a need to solve. It is so because it allows to understand the personal
trouble which is a part of an economic and political institution of a society. In this way she
recently get an attention and then discuss the things with inequality. She also collected much
sociological evidence in which she continuously reviewed that inequality is also increases
from last many years.
Therefore, it is clearly reflected that Tracy Shildrick make her best effort in order to
attract young people and let them understand about the issue. It is proved in her speech and

whenever she goes to attend any social parties she always grand attention of young people.
Even in her journal, she also focus upon inequality and low pay to the people by the
companies. As per the law specified under the government, in which employer has to pay
minimum amount to the employees and this in turn increase the attention of many people.
Therefore, she thinks that there is a need to let people know about the reality so that it will
assist to understand about poverty and people think about the issues and assist to solve the
problem at some level. Hence, she contribute at her best and tries to explore the solutions as
well.
Research methods used by Tracy Shildrick
In order to make contribution to the society, Tracy Shildrick uses only secondary
research methods. As she belongs to the sociology and that is why, she has keep interest in
such things. That is why, she first analyse the social issues and then make decision to solve
the same. For that, she understand the term poverty from a sociological theory perspective
and determine that it is a negative stereotypes by the institution such that public and welfare
delivery services also do not perform anything and this in turn increase poverty (Woodman,
Shildrick and MacDonald, 2020). Hence, through this type of research methods, in which
different books and journals were already analysed which assist to let Tracy Shildrick
understood that society is facing from the issues which needs to be resolved.
Therefore, it is clearly reflected that through this method, lady identified as poverty is
one of the biggest issue and that is why, though there are many policy introduced by the
government which is examine through the previous studies i.e. secondary research. That is
why, this method are consider reliable and lots of information is available in books and
internet that also assist Tracy Shildrick to make decision. After proper study, she realized that
communities or societies are not properly aware with issues. Hence, she start writing journals
for youth in which young people encourage them to determine the problem and examine
solutions as well (Background of Tracy Shildrick, 2020). That is why, it is analysed that
through the secondary research, the lady determine the current trend of the country and then
realize that people faces issue. In addition to this, this methods are preferred over others
because it is more reliable and provide proper information as compared to others. Also this
type of data are easily accessible as compared to other, as it is available on different
platforms and that is why, it is used by Tracy Shildrick.

CONCLUSION
By summing up above report it has been concluded that Tracy Shildrick is belongs to
good background and she always took different steps for community or society’s welfare.
Hence, the study also concluded that there are different journals and speeches provided by the
lady in order to attract people and let them understood about the poverty and employment
issues. Like there are different events attend by her in which she asks questions and provide
range of solutions to the public so that they will understand there is a need to solve the
problem at any cost. On the other side, the current study also concluded that Tracy uses
secondary research methods in order to make decision such that she realised that poverty is a
big issue through secondary study in which it is mention that UK faces this issue and most of
the employees are suffering from low pay as well.

REFERNCES
Books and Journals
Fisher, D., 2020. Book Review: Tracy Shildrick, Poverty Propaganda: Exploring the Myths.
Woodman, D., Shildrick, T. and MacDonald, R., 2020. Inequality, continuity and change:
Andy Furlong's legacy for youth studies.
Online
Background of Tracy Shildrick. 2020. [Online]. Available through: <
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/tracyshildrick.html#background>.
Poverty, politics and a new kind of class war? 2020. [Online]. Available through:
<https://discoversociety.org/2017/02/01/poverty-politics-and-a-new-kind-of-class-
war/>.
Professor Tracy Shildrick invited to speak and research at upcoming events. 2020. [Online].
Available through: <https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/news/article/646/professor-tracy-
shildrick-invited-to-speak-and-present-research-at-upcoming-events >.
Social Perspectives on poverty. 2020. [Online]. Available through:
<jrf.org.uk/report/sociological-perspectives-poverty>.