Social Housing, Wellbeing and Welfare

James Gregory is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham.

“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

• 1. Introduction: housing, wellbeing and welfarePART I Meaning and purpose: discourses of social housing2. Wellbeing: meaning and measurement3. Discourses of dependency: social housing, welfare, and political debate4. Counter-narratives: dependency, culture, and the myth of worklessnessPART II Social housing, wellbeing, and experiences of the home5. Experiences of the home: place, identity, and security6. Mental health, happiness, and satisfaction with lifePART III Rethinking the ‘social’ in social housing: common needs, shared identities7. Social housing and welfare spheres8. Rethinking the ‘social’ in social housing: common needs, shared identities