"Race", housing and social exclusion / edited by Peter Somerville and Andy Steele.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Somerville, Peter.

Steele, Andy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in housing policy--Great Britain.

Communication in housing policy.

Housing--Resident satisfaction--Great Britain.

Housing.

Marginality, Social--Great Britain.

Marginality, Social.

Minorities--Housing--Great Britain.

Minorities.

Minorities--Services for--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The contributors analyse the implications of social exclusion, offering suggestions for good practice in the allocation of housing for black and other ethnic minority groups. This book shows how racism and the shortage of housing workers from black and other ethnic minorities constrain the choices available to these groups.

Contents:

Race, Housing and Social Exclusion

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Theorising Ethnic and "Racial" Exclusion in Housing

3. Patterns of Residential Settlement among Black and Minority Ethnic Groups

4. The Housing Needs of Black and Minority Ethnic Groups

5. Widening Locational Choices for Minority Ethnic Groups in the Social Rented Sector

6. Missing the Target? Discrimination and Exclusion in the Allocation of Social Housing

7. Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Associations

8. Black and Minority Ethnic Employment in Housing Organisations

9. The Diverse Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Women in Relation to Housing and Social Exclusion""""10. Black Youth Homelessness

11. The Housing of Older Black and Asian People

12. Black and Minority Ethnic Participation and Empowerment

13. From Refuge to Exclusion: Housing as an Instrument of Social Exclusion for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK

14. Housing Disadvantage in the Inner City: The Needs and Preferences of Ethnic Minorities in Sub-standard Housing

15. The Housing Experiences of Minority Ethnic Groups in Northern Ireland.

""16. The Housing Experiences of Minority Ethnic Groups in Western European Welfare States""""17. Conclusion""; ""The Contributors""; ""Subject Index""; ""Author Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781846422980

1846422981

9781417502981

1417502983

OCLC:

923646501