James Gregory

Social Housing, Wellbeing and Welfare

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a balanced analysis of competing interpretations of the role and social value of social housing in the UK, arguing against the idea that social housing is somehow 'bad' for you, or that it causes poverty or dependency and proposing a more radical approach to social housing policy in the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781447347910
• ISBN-10: 1447347919
• Artikelnr.: 59920662

Autorenporträt

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