Family futures : poverty and childhood in urban neighbourhoods

Family futures : poverty and childhood in urban neighbourhoods /

Family life in areas of concentrated poverty and social problems is undermined by surrounding conditions. This timely book, by acclaimed author Anne Power and her team, is based on a unique longitudinal study of over 200 families interviewed annually over the last decade. It examines the initiatives...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Power, Anne
Other Authors: Davidson, Rosemary, Willmot, Helen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2011.
Series:CASE studies on poverty, place, and policy.
Subjects:
Poor children.
City children.
Low-income housing.
low income housing.
affordable housing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
City children
Low-income housing
Poor children
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Table of Contents:
  • Family roles in community matters
  • Schools in communities
  • Young people, space, facilities and activities
  • Preventive policing, community safety and community confidence
  • Family health and neighbourhood conditions
  • Families move into work : skills, training and tax credits
  • Housing and regeneration
  • How the areas are changing.

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