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Family futures : childhood and poverty in urban neighbourhoods / Anne Power, Helen Willmot, and Rosemary Davidson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: CASE studies on poverty, place and policyPublication details: Bristol ; Portland : Policy Press, 2011.Description: viii, 296 p. : ill. forms. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 184742970X (pbk.)
  • 9781847429704 (pbk.)
  • 9781847429728(hardcover)
  • 1847429726
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.509173/2
LOC classification:
  • HV 697 P887f 2011
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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.
Summary: 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 the last decade. It answers three important questions in the works of families themselves: What challenges face families in poor areas? How are the challenges being met? Have government efforts helped or hindered progress over the past decade?--From cover, [p]. 4.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 697 P887f 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000105534

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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 the last decade. It answers three important questions in the works of families themselves: What challenges face families in poor areas? How are the challenges being met? Have government efforts helped or hindered progress over the past decade?--From cover, [p]. 4.

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