Family futures : childhood and poverty in urban neighbourhoods /

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 is more fraught and limited. This book is based on a longitudinal study of more than 200 families interviewed annually over t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Power, Anne
Other Authors: Davidson, Rosemary, Willmot, Helen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Portland : Policy Press, 2011
Series:CASE studies on poverty, place, and policy
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Family roles in community matters
  • Schools in communities
  • Young people, space, facilities and activities
  • Preventive policing, community safety and community confidence
  • Family health and neighbourhood conditions
  • Families move into work : skills, training and tax credits
  • Housing and regeneration
  • How the areas are changing