Housing and Social Theory

Jim Kemeny

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Routledge
07 November 1991

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Welfare & benefit systems

Housing studies have often neglected important areas of debate that affect other social sciences. While there are an increasing number of studies that focus on specific areas such as over-crowding and home-ownership, the development of broader housing concepts has been slow. Jim Kemeny looks at the nature of housing research and focuses on various key debates in social theory and their relation to housing. Looking in particular at three main areas - political science, social change and welfare - he provides a critique of the current methods of theorising. He also presents case studies to illustrate the application of various theories, offering a divergence thesis which uses residence' as a measure of different societies. Covering areas such as privatism, collectivism, urban planning, hegemony, ideology and myth, Jim

Kemeny shows that housing is a fundamental dimension of the

social structure. By relating housing to the wider issues of social sciences in this way, the author seeks to redefine the boundaries of housing studies. The debate will inspire controversy in students of housing and sociology alike.

By: Jim Kemeny
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 362g
ISBN: 9780415062732
ISBN 10: 041506273X
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 07 November 1991
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kemeny, Jim

Reviews for Housing and Social Theory

`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