TY - BOOK AU - Power,Anne AU - Willmot,Helen AU - Davidson,Rosemary TI - Family futures: childhood and poverty in urban neighbourhoods SN - 184742970X (pbk.) AV - HV 697 P887f 2011 U1 - 362.509173/2 PY - 2011/// CY - Bristol, Portland PB - Policy Press KW - Poor families KW - Longitudinal studies KW - Urban poor KW - Poor children KW - Services for KW - Families KW - Economic aspects N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011410368-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011410368-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1208/2011410368-t.html ER -