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City survivors Bringing up children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
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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, w...
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.
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Bristol University Press 2022
- Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM : Policy Press, 2007
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1847420508, 9781847423016, 1281385417, 1847423019, 1447301870, 9786611385415
- OCLC
- on1280907928, on1280907462, ocn476250060
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- 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
- Appendix 2b: Information about the 24 families whose stories we tellAppendix 3: Development of themes - round by round; Bibliography; Index
Subjects
- Children with social disabilities -- Longitudinal studies -- England.
- City children -- Longitudinal studies -- England.
- Community-based child welfare -- Longitudinal studies -- England.
- Inner cities -- Longitudinal studies -- Social aspects -- England.
- Poor children -- Longitudinal studies -- England.
- Poor families -- Longitudinal studies -- Social aspects -- England.