The meaning of housing - A pathways approach (Paperback)

This book offers a fresh new approach to the study of housing. Most current approaches tend to ignore or downplay the perceptions and attitudes of individuals in the production and consumption of housing. This book explores the meaning that housing has for individuals and households by examining 'housing pathways'. Although drawing on British experiences, the methodology and theoretical framework used are applicable to the study of housing in any national context. experience and the housing routes that they take over time. The book argues that housing has increasingly become a means to an end rather than an end in itself. The end is personal fulfilment and the main task of housing research is to elucidate the links. In this pursuit, the concepts of identity and lifestyle are key. and links this to changing discourses of the family; explores the important interconnections between housing and employment; considers the relationship between people and the physical aspects of a house and its location; looks at housing in terms of lifestyle choice from youth to old age; discusses the implications of the pathways approach for housing policy and future research in the field. housing and particularly to those wishing to engage with the new research agenda set out here.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	David Clapham
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-637-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Promotions
LSN:	1-86134-637-9
Barcode:	9781861346377

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