James Gregory (University of Birmingham)

Social Housing, Wellbeing and Welfare

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bridging housing studies and social policy, this book analyses competing interpretations of the role and value of social housing in the UK.The author provides new research on the relationship between housing and wellbeing, and challenges the pervasive policy and social consensus that owner-occupation is the 'natural' choice of aspiring people.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781447348504
• ISBN-10: 1447348508
• Artikelnr.: 59914607

Autorenporträt

James Gregory is Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management at the University of Birmingham

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Wellbeing, housing and the home The distribution of social
housing. Who gets what, and why? What's in a name? The meaning of social
housing Discourses of dependency; social housing, welfare and political
debate Interpreting fact: is social housing really bad for you? Wellbeing
and social housing: approaches to impact Narratives of principle and
practice; claiming history, contesting purpose Rethinking the 'social' in
social housing; common needs, shared identities From principle to practice
- diverse needs, mixed solutions Conclusion: housing, wellbeing and
citizenship