Bridging housing studies and social policy, this book analyses competing interpretations of the role and value of social housing in the UK. The author provides new research on the relationship between housing and wellbeing, and challenges the pervasive policy and social consensus that owner-occupation is the â naturalâ choice of aspiring people.
Bridging housing studies and social policy, this book analyses competing interpretations of the role and value of social housing in the UK. The author provides new research on the relationship between housing and wellbeing, and challenges the pervasive policy and social consensus that owner-occupation is the â naturalâ choice of aspiring people.
James Gregory is Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management at the University of Birmingham
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction. Wellbeing, housing and the home The distribution of social housing. Who gets what, and why? What's in a name? The meaning of social housing Discourses of dependency; social housing, welfare and political debate Interpreting fact: is social housing really bad for you? Wellbeing and social housing: approaches to impact Narratives of principle and practice; claiming history, contesting purpose Rethinking the 'social' in social housing; common needs, shared identities From principle to practice - diverse needs, mixed solutions Conclusion: housing, wellbeing and citizenship
Introduction. Wellbeing, housing and the home The distribution of social housing. Who gets what, and why? What's in a name? The meaning of social housing Discourses of dependency; social housing, welfare and political debate Interpreting fact: is social housing really bad for you? Wellbeing and social housing: approaches to impact Narratives of principle and practice; claiming history, contesting purpose Rethinking the 'social' in social housing; common needs, shared identities From principle to practice - diverse needs, mixed solutions Conclusion: housing, wellbeing and citizenship
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