212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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;
Biography
Kemeny, Jim
`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
