The meaning of housing: a pathways approach

Clapham, David Frederick 2005. The meaning of housing: a pathways approach. Bristol: The Policy Press.

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Abstract

This book offers a fresh new approach to the study of housing. It explores the meaning that housing has for individuals and households by examining 'housing pathways'. Housing pathways refer to the varying household forms that individuals 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. Specifically, the book examines the structure and functioning of households 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 and discusses the implications of the pathways approach for housing policy and future research in the field. The meaning of housing is recommended to anyone researching and studying housing and particularly to those wishing to engage with the new research agenda set out here.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	The Policy Press
ISBN:	9781861346377
Related URLs:	Publisher
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2019 09:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/2276

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