1. Unemployment, community identity and self-esteem

2. Image is everything...

3. Don't Panic...

4. It's all in the name... Unemployment v worklessness Levels of unemployment vs numbers of people who are not working Lone parents Incapacity Benefit to Employment Support Allowance NEET young people What happens next.....

5. So how does it feel? Individual Self-esteem Stigmatisation Isolation Collective Community identity Perceptions and labels Stereotyping and class prejudice....

6. Challenging perceptions Volunteering is more prevalent among people who are unemployed Volunteering is more prevalent in areas where levels of deprivation are high Volunteering is more prevalent among those groups perceived as marginalised and excluded and 'hard to reach' Reality v perception....

7. amanda.bickerton@screaming-green.org 07944 785105