Housing and Social Policy / / Nigel Sprigings, Peter Somerville.

• Superior document: Housing and society series
• VerfasserIn: Sprigings, Nigel,; Somerville, Peter,
• TeilnehmendeR: Somerville, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Hoboken : : Taylor & Francis,, 2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Housing and society series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages).

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- 1. Housing and Social Policy -- 2. Housing and Social Justice -- 3. The Meaning of Residential Experience -- 4. Housing, Class and Social Policy -- 5. Housing, Ethnic Minorities and Social Policy -- 6. Housing, Gender and Social Policy -- 7. Housing, Disability and Social Policy -- 8. Housing, Illness and Social Policy -- 9. Housing, Sexuality and Social Policy -- 10. The Regeneration of Residential Experience -- 11. Housing and Social Policy Futures.