Background
Willmott, Peter was born on September 18, 1923 in Oxford, England. Son of Benjamin Merriman and Dorothy (Waymouth) Willmott.
( One of the pioneering works of modern sociology, Family...)
One of the pioneering works of modern sociology, Family and Kinship in East London is a study of family life in the East End of London in the 1950s, based on extensive interviews and case studies, which examines the consequences of moving families from urban to suburban public housing. The book was first published in 1954, updated in 1989, and is here presented with a new foreword by Judith Stacey.
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Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt a network-centric approach to solving difficult problems. Building networks of like-minded organizations and people offers them a way to weave together and create strong alliances that get better leverage, performance, and results than any single organization is able to do. While the advantages of such networks are clear, there are few resources that offer easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks. Drawn from the authors’ deep experience with more than thirty successful network projects, Connecting to Change the World provides the frameworks, practical advice, case studies, and expert knowledge needed to build better performing networks. Readers will gain greater confidence and ability to anticipate challenges and opportunities. Easily understandable and full of actionable advice, Connecting to Change the World is an informative guide to creating collaborative solutions to tackle the most difficult challenges society faces.
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( First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new intro...)
First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new introduction in 1986, Michael Young and Peter Willmott’s book on family and kinship in Bethnal Green in the 1950s is a classic in urban studies. A standard text in planning, housing, family studies and sociology, it predicted the failure in social terms of the great rehousing campaign which was getting under way in the 1950s. The tall flats built to replace the old ‘slum’ houses were unpopular. Social networks were broken up. The book had an immediate impact when it appeared – extracts were published in the newspapers, the sales were a record for a report of a sociological study, Government ministers quoted it. But the approach it advocated was not accepted until the late 1960s, and by then it was too late. This Routledge Revivals reissue includes the authors' introduction from the 1986 reissue, reviewing the impact of the book and its ideas thirty years on. They argue that if the lessons implicit in the book had been learned in the 1950s, London and other British cities might not have suffered the 'anomie' and violence manifested in the urban riots of the 1980s.
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Willmott, Peter was born on September 18, 1923 in Oxford, England. Son of Benjamin Merriman and Dorothy (Waymouth) Willmott.
Bachelor of Science in Sociology, London University, 1959.
Researcher Institute Community Studies, London, 1954-1964, co-director, 1964-1978. Director Centre for Environmental Studies, 1978-1980. Head central policy unit Greater London Council, 1981-1983.
Senior fellow Policy Studies Institute, London, 1983-1987, Institute Community Studies, London, since 1987.
( One of the pioneering works of modern sociology, Family...)
( First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new intro...)
( Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and phi...)
Member British Sociological Association.
Married Phyllis Noble, July 31, 1948. Children: Lewis, Michael.