Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index
1. Introduction - city survivors -- 2. Neighbourhoods matter - is it the people or the place? -- 3. Community matters - survival and instincts in social animals -- 4. Families matter - mothers carry the weight -- 5. Parenting matters - pushing for kids -- 6. Incomers and locals - a shrinking pot? -- 7. City survival within precarious communities - who pays the price of change? -- 8. Conclusion - cities need families -- App. 1. Methods -- App. 2a. Summary of characteristics of the 24 families whose stories we tell -- App. 2b. Information about the 24 families whose stories we cell -- App. 3. Development of themes - round by round
