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Families’ and children’s experience of sport and informal activity in Olympic areas of the East End

Davidson, Rosemary; Power, Anne T. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

Sport England is interested to know how families with children experience the following aspects ofneighbourhood life …: involvement in sport; access to facilities; activities for young people; and theengagement of young people in poor areas in the … Olympic development. Sport England wantedevidence from our research tracking the experiences of 100 families over eight years …

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Social Capital within the Neighbourhood

Power, Anne T.; Willmot, Helen - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

The two areas in which this study is based are located in Northern cities. The first area, KirksideEast, is a large council estate four miles from the centre of Leeds. It is predominantly councilrented, housing low-income, mainly white residents, many of whom have strong local connectionsand at...

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Parental Investment in Childhood and Later Adult Well-Being: Can More Involved Parents Offset the Effects ofSocioeconomic Disadvantage?

Hango, Darcy - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005

Parental involvement in their children’s lives can have a lasting impact on wellbeing.More involved parents convey to their children that they are interested intheir development, and this in turn signals to the child that their future is valued.However, what happens in socio-economically...

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Capital and the Determinants of Poverty and SocialExclusion

Piachaud, David - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2002

Types of capital which determine the ability of individuals, ofcommunities and of nations to avoid poverty and social exclusion areanalysed. This analysis draws on changing explanations of economicgrowth and the recent literature on social capital. Five forms of capitalare distinguished –...

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New housing supply and the dilution of social capital

Hilber, Christian (contributor) - 2007

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