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Summaries (including Findings) from our research projects.


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Reference: Title/description: Date:
2265 Religion, beliefs and parenting practices
The influence of religious beliefs on parenting, from the perspectives of both adolescants and parents
28 Nov 2008
2334 Care and support - a community responsibility?
Discussion of challenging issues for the future of care: should the community play a bigger role?
27 Nov 2008
2335 Rethinking social care and support: What can England learn from other countries?
Discussion of challenging issues or the future of care: identifying principles for reform in England.
27 Nov 2008
2311 Time and income poverty
Examines the tension between increasing income and maintaining enough time for personal and child care.
26 Nov 2008
2309 Developing the use of ’MDS-RAI’ reports for UK care homes
Using an assessment system to raise standards in long-term care homes
21 Nov 2008
2307 Lessons from contracting out welfare to work programmes in Australia and the Netherlands
A detailed look at the Australian and Dutch ’welfare markets’
20 Nov 2008
2286 A wrong turn in the search for freedom?
Discussion of social evils on a theme of ’individualism’ which asks why we are less happy and why our lives feel more out of control than ever before, despite gaining many individual liberties.
18 Nov 2008
2327 Housing choices and issues for young people in the UK
A review of recent research on the housing choices and issues for young people in the UK.
18 Nov 2008
2287 Individualism and consumerism: reframing the debate
Discussion of socil evils on a theme of ’individualism’ which argues that in the face of selfish individualism and wasteful consumerism, we must rebuild a strong civil society.
18 Nov 2008
2328 Young people’s housing transitions
This study examines issues concerning young people’s transitions into independent living, through the views of young people and practitioners who work with them.
18 Nov 2008

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