bringing up children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods /
Anne Power.
Bristol :
Policy Press,
2007.
1 online resource (v, 226 pages)
CASE studies on poverty, place, and policy
Includes bibliographical references and index.
City survivors; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction -- city survivors; 2. Neighbourhoods matter -- is it the people or the place?; 3. Community matters -- survival and instincts in social animals; 4. Families matter -- mothers carry the weight; 5. Parenting matters -- pushing for kids; 6. Incomers and locals -- a shrinking pot?; 7. City survival within precarious communities -- who pays the price of change?; 8. Conclusion -- cities need families; Appendix 1: Methods; Appendix 2a: Summary of characteristics of the 24 families whose stories we tell.
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This book provides a unique insider view on the impact of neighbourhood conditions on family life and explores the prospects for families from the point of view of equality, integration, schools, work, community, regeneration and public services.
JSTOR
22573/ctt8hghc6
City survivors.
Children with social disabilities-- England, Longitudinal studies.