Housing Decisions in Later Life

Housing Decisions in Later Life
ISBN-10
0230005934
ISBN-13
9780230005938
Category
Political Science
Pages
255
Language
English
Published
2004-10-22
Publisher
Springer
Authors
M. Leamy, V. Miller, L. Bright

Description

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.

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