Rural and Urban Solo Living in Scotland: Interim Seminar

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Rural and Urban Solo Living in Scotland

Interim Seminar: Findings of the first stage of research

Friday 30th May 2008, 10.00am - 3pm

Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House, Edinburgh

You are invited to an interim seminar to present the findings from the
first
stage of the Rural and Urban Solo Living in Scotland study.

This is a two year study investigating the socio-economic circumstances,
experiences and expectations of working age adults living alone in
relation
to issues such as employment, housing, location, partnership and
parenting.
This seminar presents the findings of the first stage of the research,
based
on telephone interviews with 140 men and women across Scotland.

The increasing incidence of solo living in recent years has implications
for
many social policies and for the provision of services in rural and
urban
areas. The aim of the seminar is to engage academics, policy makers and
practitioners with the implications of the interim findings for their
sphere
of work, and to identify topics that they would wish to be pursued in
greater depth in subsequent follow-up interviews.

Who should attend?
Researchers; local authority representatives - particularly those
responsible for housing, planning, strategy and community care, civil
servants, policy analysts, voluntary organisations and practitioners
with
an interest in changing families and households.

The themes of the conference include:
Demographic change
Housing and neighbourhoods
Social Inclusion
Community care
Work/life balance
Family and friendship relationships across households

Discussants include:

Cecilia MacIntyre, General Registrar of Scotland Moira Maconachie,
University of Plymouth

This event is free however places are limited.

To book a place, please visit the CRFR web site:
http://www.crfr.ac.uk/events/solo_living.htm.


This study is supported by The Economic and Social Research Council.