Jim Kemeny

Housing and Social Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Studies in housing have often concentrated on an abstract institutionalised approach isolated from the broader base of the social sciences. This book is the first to treat housing as a subject of social theory. It provides a critique of current research and theorises housing in relation to political science, social change and welfare developing a case study to illustrate these applications. By being sometimes controversial, this book will stimulate debate among housing theorists and sociologists alike.
The Author is currently Senior Research fellow at the Swedish Institute for Building Research and Docent in Sociology at Uppsala University. He has written widely on Housing, Urban Studies and Sociology and his books include THE MYTH OF HOME OWNERSHIP and THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN NIGHTMARE.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9781138972018
• ISBN-10: 1138972010
• Artikelnr.: 44395834

Autorenporträt

Kemeny, Jim

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Housing and metatheory; Chapter 1 The disciplinary basis of housing studies; Chapter 2 The epistemological grounds of housing studies; Part 2 Bringing theory back in; Chapter 3 Returning to the state in housing research; Chapter 4 A critique of unilinealism in comparative housing research; Chapter 5 Housing and comparative welfare research; Part 3 Toward a divergence thesis in comparative housing and research; Chapter 6 Ideology and divergent social structures; Chapter 7 Divergent social structures and residence; Chapter 8 The political construction of collective residence; Part 4 Toward a theoretically anchored sociology of housing; Chapter 9 Residence and social structure; Chapter 10 Conclusions;

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Part 1 Housing and metatheory
Chapter 1 The disciplinary basis of housing studies
Chapter 2 The epistemological grounds of housing studies
Part 2 Bringing theory back in
Chapter 3 Returning to the state in housing research
Chapter 4 A critique of unilinealism in comparative housing research
Chapter 5 Housing and comparative welfare research
Part 3 Toward a divergence thesis in comparative housing and research
Chapter 6 Ideology and divergent social structures
Chapter 7 Divergent social structures and residence
Chapter 8 The political construction of collective residence
Part 4 Toward a theoretically anchored sociology of housing
Chapter 9 Residence and social structure
Chapter 10 Conclusions

Rezensionen

`The book is well-written and thought provoking ... it will provide a useful conceptual text for both housing educators and researchers.' - Planning Practice and Research

`The book is well-written and thought provoking ... it will provide a useful conceptual text for both housing educators and researchers.' - Planning Practice and Research