Wednesday, July 18, 2012

120,000 dysfunctional and "troubled" families

Fascinating report on the Today programme this morning about how the Government aims to target 120,000 dysfunctional and "troubled" families.

As soon as you start to define a demographic you can analyse it, and with analysis will come solutions.

Personally I would like to know what sort of houses (or flats) these families live in - type of property; sense of security; access to gardens / green areas; access to "a room of my own"; eating arrangements; proximity to extended family etc.

Also (and this may seem a frivolous aspect) the style of architecture of the property they live in.  I am interested in whether it is possible to improve someone's self-image simply by changing the architectural style of the place where they live.  Do children from communal concrete residences have a poorer self-image than children who live in individual houses with gardens.

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