Title Troublemakers : the construction of 'troubled families' as a social problem / Stephen Crossley

Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents Intro; Contents; List of acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: 'Looking for trouble'; Research approach; Muckraking sociology; The structure of the book; 2. The 'long and undistinguished pedigree'; Introduction; The long history; The more it changes ... ; 3. The opening of a policy window; Introduction; The emergence of 'troubled families'; The 2011 riots; The Troubled Families Programme; Conclusion; 4. The evolution of the Troubled Families Programme; Introduction; Phase 1 (2011-May 2015); Phase 2 (2015-20); The 'next phase' (2017-20); Discussion; 5. The 'responsibility deficit' IntroductionBeyond 'troubled families'; Rolling back support; Rolling out interventions; Conclusion: 'Learning to be poor'; 6. 'This thing called family intervention ... '; Introduction; The historical and International context; From Dundee to Westminster; Family Intervention in the Troubled Families Programme; Discussion; 7. Street-level perspectives; Introduction; Street-level bureaucracy; Street-level perspectives in the Troubled Families Programme; Conclusion; 8. Research: 'help or hindrance'?; Introduction; Researchers and the 'underclass' 'Joining the dots': research and 'troubled families'Misunderstanding 'troubled families'; 'No impact': the official evaluation of the first phase; Conclusion; 9. 'Nothing to hide': the structural duplicity of the Troubled Families Programme; Introduction; Obfuscation and evasion: a summary; Extraordinary workers; The relationship between family and worker; Turning families around; The 'structural duplicity' of the Troubled Families Programme; References; Index Summary Paving the way for a government to fulfil its responsibility to families, this authoritative and critical account of the Troubled Families Programme reveals the inconsistencies and contradictions within it, and issues of deceit and malpractice in its operation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Dysfunctional families. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Dysfunctional families Form Electronic book ISBN 1447334736 9781447334736 9781447334750 1447334752 9781447334767 1447334760 9781447334774 1447334779

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