Getting By
Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain
1st Edition
Published on 14. January 2015
224 pages
978-1-4473-0997-0 (ISBN)
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While the 1% rule, poor neighbourhoods have become the subject of public concern and media scorn, blamed for society's ills. This unique book redresses the balance. Lisa Mckenzie lived on the St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than 20 years. Her 'insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders. St Ann's has been stigmatised as a place where gangs, guns, drugs, single mothers and those unwilling or unable to make something of their lives reside. Yet in this same community we find strong, resourceful, ambitious people who are 'getting by', often with humour and despite facing brutal austerity.
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Middlesex University
Dr Lisa Mckenzie is a research fellow at the London School of Economics & Political Science, working as part of the Great British Class Survey Team. Her previous research focused upon the poor working class and her current research interests relate to the precarious and vulnerable nature of particular groups in our society through insecure housing, work, social benefits, health care, and education. She is author of the bestselling Getting by: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain (Policy Press, 2015). Books: Building Better society; Society Better: Thinking the pro-social
Dr Lisa Mckenzie is a research fellow at the London School of Economics & Political Science, working as part of the Great British Class Survey Team. Her previous research focused upon the poor working class and her current research interests relate to the precarious and vulnerable nature of particular groups in our society through insecure housing, work, social benefits, health care, and education. She is author of the bestselling Getting by: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain (Policy Press, 2015). Books: Building Better society; Society Better: Thinking the pro-social
Content
Foreword by Danny Dorling;
Introduction; Being and belonging: the importance of narrative;
'Being St Ann's': an alternative value system;
'Passing by': family and community;
'A little bit of sugar': a discussion of taste;
'The roof is on fire': despair, fear and civil unrest;
'On Road, don't watch';
Conclusion;
Afterword by Owen Jones
Introduction; Being and belonging: the importance of narrative;
'Being St Ann's': an alternative value system;
'Passing by': family and community;
'A little bit of sugar': a discussion of taste;
'The roof is on fire': despair, fear and civil unrest;
'On Road, don't watch';
Conclusion;
Afterword by Owen Jones
