Social Attitudes in Northern Ireland - the 9th Report

This is the ninth report in the series on social attitudes in Northern Ireland, drawing on evidence from the annual Northern Ireland Life and Times survey.

This book is an essential resource on attitudes to social and political issues in contemporary Northern Ireland. Within this report, an authoritative group of academics and those involved in informing policy-making within the community summarise and interpret data from the annual Northern Ireland Life and Times survey. Topics explored include the extent of change in attitudes centred on religion, politics and community relations. Other topics contribute to the more general social policy debate and include health, social capital, lifelong learning, men’s issues, culture and attitudes to work.

This is the ninth report in the series on social attitudes in Northern Ireland. The chapters draw on data from the 2000 and 2001 Northern Ireland Life and Times surveys, as well as on data from previous years, thus providing an in-depth examination of changing values in Northern Ireland.

Introduction
Katrina Lloyd, Paula Devine, Ann Marie Gray And Deirdre Heenan

1 Cinderfella (Finally) Goes To The Ball: Men's Life and Times
Colin Fowler And Paula Devine

2 Information, Participation And Trust In Health Care
Ann Marie Gray, Dorothy Whittington And Kate Thompson

3 Lifelong Learning
John Field

4 Family Relations And Social Networks In Northern Ireland
Mary Daly

5 The Changing World Of Work
Boyd Black

6 Culture In Northern Ireland
Deirdre Heenan

7 Making A Difference? Public Attitudes To Devolution
Roger Mac Ginty

8 The Impact Of Devolution On Community Relations
Jeremy Harbison And Anna Manwah Lo

Appendix I Technical Details Of The Survey
Paula Devine

Appendix II Notes On The Tabulations

Appendix III Using Life And Times Survey Data