Families and family environments in Manchester Sorry the offprints, to which I referred yesterday, have all gone. Clearly, the list is a good way to clear our offices of excess paper! Just for the record, the paper is the written version of a paper presented to the Manchester Statistical Society. The MSS is a gathering of people committed to Manchester who meet on a monthly basis to discuss social issues pertaining to the city. The paper 1. introduces contemporary concerns for the family in manchester 2. provides a portrait of families in M/cr (family forms, children and their geographies) 3. considers whether Manchester is a family friendly city (looking at the city centre and a case study neighbourhood) 4. concludes on family futures in the city Copies can be bought for £7 (sterling) from Paul berry Secretary Manchester Statistical Society CIS Building Miller Street manchester M60 0AL ISBN 0 85336 145 2 Best wishes, john Dr. John McKendrick Lecturer in Geography Department of Social Sciences Glasgow CALEDONIAN University Glasgow G4 0BA +44 (0)141-331-3492 (tel.) +44 (0)141-331-3439 (fax) [log in to unmask] (email) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%