East Enders : Family and Community in East London

This 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. This 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.This 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 This Moving Book About The Lives Of Families In London's East End Gives Important New Insights Into Neighbourhood 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. 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.--jacket. Getting The Inside View -- Investigating Neighbourhood Life -- Community And Race Relations -- Community Spirit -- Race And Community Relations In Changing Multi-ethnic Neighbourhoods -- Mothers In Work Or At Home? -- Families And Work: Mothers In Paid Work -- Families And Work: Mothers At Home -- Neighbourhood 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 -- How Change Affects Families -- Changing Places: The Families And Their Neighbourhoods -- Interviewees -- Characteristics Of The Neighbourhoods, Families Interviewed, And Comparisons With Local Authority, Regional And National Averages -- Neighbourhood Selection--links To The '12 Areas Study' -- Mothers' Work Patterns In Different Work Trajectories -- Career Histories Of All Non-working Interviewees -- The Circumstances Of The Mothers At Home Who Did Not Want Paid Work -- The Kind Of Paid Work That The Mothers And One Lone Father Wanted. Katharine Mumford And Anne Power. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. EAST ENDERS Contents List of tables, figures and boxes Acknowledgements 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? Mothers in paid work Mothers at home Part 3: Neighbourhood conditions – the threat of breakdown Managing neighbourhood conditions and services Parks and open spaces Disorder in the neighbourhoods Part 4: How change affects families Changing places Conclusions References Appendices Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5a Appendix 5b Appendix 5c Index