| Housing and Social Policy: Contemporary Themes and Critical Perspectives Contributor(s): Somerville, Peter (Editor), Sprigings, Nigel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415283663 ISBN-13: 9780415283663 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: This topical book links housing issues in other areas of social policy drawing on current themes in the social sciences. It transforms the analysis of housing problems into a lively, interesting and contentious subject of social scientific study. Housing is fundamentally integrated into the welfare system and therefore requires exploration using conceptual ideas drawn from the social sciences. This book aims to encourage those studying and working in both social policy and housing to think reflexively about housing as a central instrument of social policy, rather than considering it to be an isolated occupation that merely requires the application of technical and administrative skills. As well as two chapters expounding and reviewing the centrality of housing to wider social policy and social experience, this book is largely comprised of chapters which each consider a specific social category, such as class, gender, or disability, and evaluate the experience and understanding of housing and social policy under this category. The authors address themes of residential experience, inclusion/empowerment, sustainability and professionalism/managerialism, which lie at the heart of the housing and social policy debate. The contributors have been carefully selected for their innovative approaches to conceptualizing housing and also for their ability to write about complex ideas in an easily accessible manner. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 363.509 |
| LCCN: 2004017249 |
| Series: Housing and Society Series |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.14" W x 9.44" (1.19 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This topical book transforms the analysis of housing problems into a lively, interesting and contentious subject of social scientific study, addressing themes of residential experience, inclusion/empowerment, sustainability and professionalism/managerialism, which lie at the heart of the housing and social policy debate. Each chapter considers a specific social category - such as class, gender, or disability - and evaluates the experience and understanding of housing and social policy under this category. With innovative approaches to conceptualising housing and a clear, defined structure, Housing and Social Policy encourages students and practitioners in both arenas to think reflexively about housing as a central instrument of social policy and social experience. |