Understanding social lives (DD102: Introducing the social sciences)

432 Pages·2016·6.59 MB·English

by  John Clarke, Kath Woodward

Understanding Social Lives
Part 2
DD102 Introducing the social sciences
Understanding Social Lives
Part 2
Edited by John Clarke and Kath Woodward
This publication forms part of the Open University module DD209 Running the economy. Details of this and other
Open University modules can be obtained from the Student Registration and Enquiry Service, The Open University,
PO Box 197, Milton Keynes MK7 6BJ, United Kingdom (tel. [phone]; email
Contents
Preface vii
Connecting lives
Chapter 1 Identities 1
Stephanie Taylor
Chapter 2 Bodies, places and rules 35
Kath Woodward
Chapter 3 Connecting people and places 79
John Dixon and Steve Hinchliffe
Chapter 4 Migration: changing and connecting places 125
Parvati Raghuram and Umut Erel
Chapter 5 Reflections on ‘Connecting lives’ 169
Kath Woodward
Ordering lives
Chapter 6 Living together, living apart: the social life of
the neighbourhood 201
Jovan Byford
Chapter 7 Discovering disorder: young people and
delinquency 243
Catriona Havard and John Clarke
Chapter 8 Riots and disorder on the street 283
Geoff Andrews
Chapter 9 Governing inequalities 325
Georgina Blakeley and John Clarke
Chapter 10 Reflections on ‘Ordering lives’ 367
John Clarke
Acknowledgements 398
The module team 400
Index 401
Preface
Understanding Social Lives, Part 2 is the second module textbook for Introducing the
social sciences (DD102). As with other Open University materials, Understanding Social
Lives, Part 2 has been produced by a ‘module team’ of academic and production
staff that included the authors and editors named here, but also many others. This
wider module team played a key role in shaping the module, the book and individual
chapters through successive drafts. Professor Dale Southerton, our external assessor,
was a valued source of critical and supporting advice, and we very much appreciate all
his careful work on our behalf.
The academic staff at The Open University are unusually lucky in being able
to benefit from the expertise and professionalism of the best production and
administrative colleagues. Lesley Moore, our Module Coordinator, was a model of
efficiency, ‘unflappability’ and good humour, and provided strong support to the
module team. Production colleagues and editors – Melanie Bayley, John O’Dwyer,
Katie Belcher and Salia Nessa – did far more than edit and compose this book and
the range of online study materials with care, attention to detail and goodwill: they
must take a large share of credit for the clarity, coherence and accessibility of this
book and all of the other study materials. Thanks are also due to Jo Mack and Roshni
Amin, both consummate professionals, whose years of experience ensured the quality
of the films and audio materials. Paul Hillery and Howie Twiner, Graphics Media
Developers, are due our collective thanks for their creative work on the design and
artwork of the book. And last, but certainly not least, thanks must go to Ann Tolley
and Eileen Potterton, who worked as Curriculum Managers on Introducing the social
sciences. They are the best in the business and oversaw the production of this book
and the rest of the module with such enthusiasm, efficiency, goodwill and patience
that our lives were made much easier than we had any right to expect.
Unusually, perhaps, DD102 builds on its predecessor module – DD101 – through
trying to both incorporate what worked on this previous module and improving what
worked less well. In this regard, the DD102 module team also owe their thanks to the
DD101 module team and particularly to its chair, Dr Simon Bromley, who laid such
excellent foundations for our work here.
Understanding Social Lives, Part 2 is divided into two strands of content – ‘Connecting
lives’ and ‘Ordering lives’ – edited respectively by Kath Woodward and John Clarke.
With years of experience at their fingertips, the strand editors worked to shape and
refine this text and much of the module besides. We are truly grateful for all their
creative efforts, which have made the module far better than it would have been
without their invaluable participation.
Georgina Blakeley and Matt Staples
Chair and Deputy Chair of the Introducing the social sciences module team
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Connecting lives