Browsing Sociology (Scholarly Publications) by Author "WATSON, DOROTHY"
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Analysing the Experience of Discrimination in Ireland: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010
MC GINNITY, FRANCES; WATSON, DOROTHY (The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 14/12/2012)In 2010, 12% of adults in Ireland said that they were discriminated against in the preceding two years, according to a new report published today (Friday 14 December) by the ESRI and the Equality Authority. The highest ... -
The Changing Workplace
WATSON, DOROTHY; O'CONNELL, PHILIP; RUSSELL, HELEN (ESRI, 2011)How are Irish workplaces changing? Recent reports give a detailed picture, based on two nationally representative surveys ? one of employers and another of employees ? carried out in 2009. These surveys replicate many ... -
Disability in the Irish Labour Market: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010
MC GINNITY, FRANCES; WATSON, DOROTHY (The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 16/01/2013)In 2010, working-age people with a disability were less than half as likely to be active in the labour market (36% compared to 77% of other adults) and had a considerably higher unemployment rate (22% compared to 16% of ... -
Employment transitions among people with a disability in Ireland: an analysis of the Quarterly National Household Survey, 2010-2015
WATSON, DOROTHY; Lawless, Martina; Maître, Bertrand (ESRI, 2017) -
Parents, Children and Sense of Control
WATSON, DOROTHY (ESRI, 2011)To the extent that people believe that their own actions can bring about a valued outcome, they are said to have a ?sense of control?. This is a key factor in understanding why people act as they do. When individuals feel ... -
Poverty, economic stress and quality of life: lessons from the Irish case
WATSON, DOROTHY (2017) -
A Social Portrait of People with Disabilities in Ireland
WATSON, DOROTHY (Department of Social Protection and ESRI, 2011)This report ? A Social Portrait of People with Disabilities in Ireland ? examines the circumstances of people with disabilities in Ireland. It is one of a series of Social Portraits on vulnerable groups in Ireland commissioned ... -
Understanding Childhood Deprivation in Ireland
WATSON, DOROTHY; MAITRE, BERTRAND; WHELAN, CHRISTOPHER T. (ESRI and Social Inclusion Division of Department of Social Protection, 26/04/2012) -
Work and Poverty in Ireland: An Analysis of CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2004-2010
WATSON, DOROTHY; MAITRE, BERTRAND; WHELAN, CHRISTOPHER T. (ESRI and Social Inclusion Division of Department of Social Protection, 11/12/2012)a new research report on Work and Poverty in Ireland by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is published. The report measures changes in the level of jobless households (households where adults spend less ...