Family futures - Couverture souple

Power, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184742970X ISBN 13 : 9781847429704

Editeur : Policy Press, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Power Anne Willmot Helen Davidson Rosemary

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Family futures is about family life in areas of concentrated poverty and social problems where surrounding conditions make bringing up children more difficult and family life more fraught and limited. Home and neighbourhood carry special meaning for families, because where they live, how they fit in with their neighbours, and how their children grow up all intertwine, to build a sense of community. 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 answers three important questions in the words of families themselves: · What challenges face families in poor areas? · How are the challenges being met? · Have government efforts helped or hindered progress over the past decade? Accessibly written with clear data, the book will have wide appeal to people who work with, live in and care about families and low-income areas.

Revue de presse

"An invaluable look at the lives of families in these challenging areas and a view from their perspective as to how well policies did or did not work." --Jane Waldfogel, School of Social Work, Columbia University, USA

"Some people can't choose a nice area. So how do public services affect their lives? This insightful book shows, through the voices of the people themselves, just what a difference those services can make." --Prof Lord Layard, London School of Economics

"Family Futures does a rare thing - it allows families to talk for themselves about their experiences raising children in poor neighbourhoods. As we embark on another era of major social policy change, policy makers, researchers and students alike would do well to listen to the voices so sensitively captured in this book and be reminded of the impact, possibilities and limits of social policies." --Katherine Rake, Family & Parenting Institute

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Policy Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 184742970X
• ISBN 13: 9781847429704
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304