Samenvatting
This book examines the processes by which older people make housing decisions and the impact such decisions have on the construction of their lives. Evidence is included from a major three-year research study, where older people told stories of their lives. The authors argue that housing decisions are not necessarily the result of rational, analytical and objective thinking. The contribution of other ways of decision-making is often hidden, as when people think intuitively, act impulsively, or for essentially emotional reasons.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781403912879
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction Houses and People: The Construction of Living Arrangements Telling Older People's Housing Stories Housing Decisions in Later Life Understanding Housing Decisions Attachments to Home Worried Lives The 'Looking Glass Self' Preferences in Living Arrangements Theory, Policy and Practice Appendices: 1 Interview Schedule; 2 Questionnaire; 3 'Letter to the editor' requesting written housing stories; 4 Circulation list for press release for written housing stories References
