Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-ix

Foreword

pp x-x

Preface

pp xi-xii

List of contributors

pp xiii-xvi

one - Devolution, policy and evidence

pp 1-12

Section 1 - Families and households

pp 13-16

two - Teenagers’ relationships with peers and parents

pp 17-32

three - Youth transitions

pp 33-46

four - Comparison of living arrangements

pp 47-62

five - Residential mobility

pp 63-82

six - How Scots live: housing and housing policy

pp 83-94

Section 2 - Inequalities

pp 95-98

seven - Health and deprivation

pp 99-112

eight - Trends in absolute poverty

pp 113-122

nine - Income inequality

pp 123-138

ten - The structure of gender differentials

pp 139-154

Section 3 - Labour market issues

pp 155-158

eleven - Distribution and structure of pay

pp 159-184

twelve - Earnings returns to further education

pp 185-198

thirteen - Low pay, higher pay and job satisfaction

pp 199-210

fourteen - Labour market behaviour of older workers

pp 211-224

Section 4 - Social and political behaviour

pp 225-226

fifteen - What makes Scotland want something different?

pp 227-242

sixteen - Smart, successful Scotland? National identity, class, employment and enterprise

pp 243-260

seventeen - Decline of religion

pp 261-276

eighteen - Volunteering and organisational participation

pp 277-296

nineteen - Conclusion

pp 297-300

Index

pp 301-310