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.
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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.
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Bridging housing studies and social policy, this book analyses competing interpretations of the role and value of social housing in the UK.
The growing demand for social housing is one of the most pressing public issues in Britain today, and this book analyses its role and value.
Anchored in a discussion of different approaches to the meaning and measurement of wellbeing, the author explores how these perspectives influence our views of the meaning, value and purpose of social housing in today's welfare state. The closing arguments of the book suggest a more universalist approach to social housing, designed to meet the common needs of a wide range of households, with diverse socioeconomic characteristics, but all sharing the same equality of social status.
Critic Reviews
“Given the breadth and quality of the book’s content, it should be a cornerstone of housing studies, sociology and social policy course reading lists. Anyone with an interest in the role of housing in supporting human flourishing and wellbeing would benefit from reading this book.” International Journal of Housing Policy
“The book is eloquently expressed and persuasively written, and the author’s understanding of the topic area is clear on every page. It will appeal primarily to scholars and policymakers working within housing research and policy, and social policy more broadly.” People, Place and Policy
About the Author
James Gregory is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham.
Bridging housing studies and social policy, this book analyses competing interpretations of the role and value of social housing in the UK. The growing demand for social housing is one of the most pressing public issues in Britain today, and this book analyses its role and value. Anchored in a discussion of different approaches to the meaning and measurement of wellbeing, the author explores how these perspectives influence our views of the meaning, value and purpose of social housing in today's welfare state. The closing arguments of the book suggest a more universalist approach to social housing, designed to meet the common needs of a wide range of households, with diverse socioeconomic characteristics, but all sharing the same equality of social status.
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