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By stressing the importance of subjectivity and interpretation,
social constructionism offers a different conception of reality
from the traditional approach to housing policy analysis. This book
provides an up-to-date review of the social constructionist
perspective and considers its philosophical basis. It discusses how
social problems are constructed and, in turn, how this informs
policy-making. It is divided into two parts. The first section is
theoretical and discusses the variety of conceptual approaches
utilised within the constructionist paradigm. The second part
provides a number of empirically based case studies from the UK and
Australia to illustrate the different methodologies that form the
social constructionist corpus. The book also evaluates both the
criticisms that have been made against the social constructionist
perspective and the strengths and weaknesses of constructionist
methods. It therefore contributes to the development of a future
research agenda for social constructionist research in housing and
urban policy.
By stressing the importance of subjectivity and interpretation,
social constructionism offers a different conception of reality
from the traditional approach to housing policy analysis. This book
provides an up-to-date review of the social constructionist
perspective and considers its philosophical basis. It discusses how
social problems are constructed and, in turn, how this informs
policy-making. It is divided into two parts. The first section is
theoretical and discusses the variety of conceptual approaches
utilised within the constructionist paradigm. The second part
provides a number of empirically based case studies from the UK and
Australia to illustrate the different methodologies that form the
social constructionist corpus. The book also evaluates both the
criticisms that have been made against the social constructionist
perspective and the strengths and weaknesses of constructionist
methods. It therefore contributes to the development of a future
research agenda for social constructionist research in housing and
urban policy.
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 theory. Case studies are presented to illustrate
the application of various theories, covering areas such as
privatism, collectivism, urban planning, hegemony, ideology and
myth.
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.
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