Housing and Social Theory

AvJim Kemeny

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Studies in housing have often concentrated on an abstract institutionalised approach isolated from the broader base of the social sciences. This book is the first to treat housing as a subject of social theory. It provides a critique of current research and theorises housing in relation to political science, social change and welfare developing a case study to illustrate these applications. By being sometimes controversial, this book will stimulate debate among housing theorists and sociologists alike.The Author is currently Senior Research fellow at the Swedish Institute for Building Research and Docent in Sociology at Uppsala University. He has written widely on Housing, Urban Studies and Sociology and his books include THE MYTH OF HOME OWNERSHIP and THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN NIGHTMARE.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-09
Mått:130 x 200 x 10 mm
Vikt:238 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138972018

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Recensioner i media

`The book is well-written and thought provoking ... it will provide a useful conceptual text for both housing educators and researchers.' - Planning Practice and Research

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Housing and metatheory; Chapter 1 The disciplinary basis of housing studies; Chapter 2 The epistemological grounds of housing studies; Part 2 Bringing theory back in; Chapter 3 Returning to the state in housing research; Chapter 4 A critique of unilinealism in comparative housing research; Chapter 5 Housing and comparative welfare research; Part 3 Toward a divergence thesis in comparative housing and research; Chapter 6 Ideology and divergent social structures; Chapter 7 Divergent social structures and residence; Chapter 8 The political construction of collective residence; Part 4 Toward a theoretically anchored sociology of housing; Chapter 9 Residence and social structure; Chapter 10 Conclusions;