Description
Book SynopsisThis moving 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; · 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 all read this book. 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 an invaluable source of information.
Trade Review"... 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
Table of ContentsContents: Getting the inside view; Investigating neighbourhood life; Part 1: Community and race relations; Community spirit; Race and community relations in changing multi-ethnic neighbourhoods; Part 2: Mothers in work or at home?; Families and work: mothers in paid work; Families and work: mothers at home; Part 3: Neighbouring conditions - the threat of breakdown; Managing neighbourhood conditions and services; Parks and open spaces; Disorder in the neighbourhoods: families' experiences of crime, gangs, neighbour problems; vandalism, graffiti, drugs and 'rough' behaviour; Part 4: How change affects families; Changing places: the families and their neighbourhoods; Conclusions.
