Power, Anne,

Family futures : childhood and poverty in urban neighbourhoods / Anne Power, Helen Willmot, and Rosemary Davidson. - 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - CASE studies on poverty, place and policy . - CASE studies on poverty, place, and policy. .

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).

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.

Based on a unique longitudinal study, this timely book examines the initiatives introduced to help families and the impacts on them, their future prospects and the implications for policy.

9781847429711 (ebook)


Poor families--Longitudinal studies.
Urban poor--Longitudinal studies.
Poor children--Longitudinal studies.
Poor families--Services for--Longitudinal studies.
Urban poor--Services for--Longitudinal studies.
Poor children--Services for--Longitudinal studies.
Families--Economic aspects--Longitudinal studies.

HV697 / .P69 2011

362.509173/2