Family Futures
Childhood and Poverty in Urban Neighbourhoods
Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol
304 pages
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6 x 9 1/4
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© 2011
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 introduced to help such families and the impacts on them, their future prospects and the implications for policy. Accessibly written and with clear data presentation, the book will have wide appeal to people who work with, live in and care about families, children and low-income areas.
Contents
List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Family roles in community matters
3. Schools in communities
4. Young people, space, facilities and activities
5. Preventative policing, community safety and community confidence
6. Family health and neighborhood conditions
7. Families move into work: skills, training and tax credits
8. Housing and regeneration
9. How the areas are changing
Index
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Family roles in community matters
3. Schools in communities
4. Young people, space, facilities and activities
5. Preventative policing, community safety and community confidence
6. Family health and neighborhood conditions
7. Families move into work: skills, training and tax credits
8. Housing and regeneration
9. How the areas are changing
Index
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