East Enders: Family and community in East London

Description

What impact do poor neighbourhood conditions have on family life? Why does "neighbourhood" matter to low income families? How important is community spirit to people living in deprived areas? Does major regeneration funding improve social conditions? This book about the lives of families in London's East End gives important new insights into neighbourhood relations (including race relations), through the eyes of the local community. What hope is there of change? Using an up-to-date account of life in East London, the authors illustrate how cities faced with neighbourhoods in decline are changing. "East Enders": gives a bird's eye view of neighbourhood problems and assets; provides policy recommendations based on real life experiences; tackles topical issues such as race relations, mothers and work, urban revival and social disorder through the eyes of families; and is authored by leading experts in community studies. Undergraduate and postgraduate students in social policy, sociology, anthropology, urban studies, child development, geography, housing and public administration should find this book useful. Policy makers in national and local government, practitioners and community workers in towns and cities and general readers interested in the life and history of urban neighbourhoods will also find this book a valuable source of information.

Katharine Mumford, until recently, was a Research Officer at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics. Her research interests include neighbourhood and family life, unpopular housing and area abandonment. Anne Power is Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics. She is responsible for the Area Programme of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, which tracks 12 neighbourhoods and 200 families over time. She was awarded a CBE in June 2000 for services to regeneration and resident participation.

"... should be read by those involved in local government policy and practice, in particular by those dealing with housing policy, housing allocation and urban regeneration... excellent." Runnymede's quarterly bulletin "... a useful resource for students and others wishing a comprehensive overview of the issues facing communities and the many aspects of family life that are influenced by neighbourhood environments and interactions." Housing Studies "... provides a fascinating insight into how families survive in the East End of London." Urban Studies "... a rare portrait of family management and coping strategies in troubled neighbourhoods." Professor William Julius Wilson, Director, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Programme, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "A worthy addition to the rich tradition of East End sociological studies." Professor Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL and Director of the Institute of Community Studies