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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348235103321

Titolo

Housing and social policy : contemporary themes and critical perspectives / / edited by Peter Somerville with Nigel Sprigings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-45524-0

1-134-45525-9

1-280-21687-5

9786610216871

0-203-08697-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Housing and society series

Altri autori (Persone)

SomervillePeter

SprigingsNigel

Disciplina

301.50941

363.5/0941

363.50941

Soggetti

Housing policy - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Social policy 1979-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Nigel Sprigings and Peter Somerville -- What has the state ever done for us? / Bill Spink -- Housing policy and social justice / Nigel Sprigings -- Places, 'folk devils' and social policy / Charlie Cooper -- Housing, class, and social policy / Peter Somerville -- Ethnicity, 'race' and policy issues / Malcolm Harrison -- Housing, gender and social policy / Joan Smith -- Disability and inclusive housing design / Jo Milner -- Squatting since 1945 / Kesia Reeve -- Housing and urban regeneration policy / John Pierson and Claire Worley -- Housing and social policy futures / Peter Somerville and Nigel Sprigings.

Sommario/riassunto

This topical book transforms the analysis of housing problems into a lively, interesting and contentious subject of social scientific study, addressing themes of residential experience, inclusion/empowerment,



sustainability and professionalism/managerialism, which lie at the heart of the housing and social policy debate. Each chapter considers a specific social category - such as class, gender, or disability - and evaluates the experience and understanding of housing and social policy under this category. With innovative approaches to conceptualising housing and a clear, defined stru