Talking 'bout poor folks (thinking 'bout my folks): perspectives on comparative poverty in working class households

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-19

  Batty, Elaine ^a   Flint, John ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative poverty; housing policy; relative deprivation; stigmatisation; working class

Indexed keywords

CLASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING POLICY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875961476     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2012.724588     Document Type: Article

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