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Housing Decisions in Later Life
Leamy, Mary. Ed(S): Clough, R.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Clough, R. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JKS; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349511501
SKU
V9781349511501
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About Leamy, Mary. Ed(S): Clough, R.
ROGER CLOUGH is Emeritus Professor of Social Care at Lancaster University, UK. Now an independent researcher, he has written extensively on ageing, residential homes, inspection and abuse. His previous publications include The Practice of Residential Work. MARY LEAMY is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Teesside, UK VINCE MILLER is Lecturer in Sociology, University of ... Read more
Reviews for Housing Decisions in Later Life
'This book will clearly be important to housing providers and policy makers, as well as those interested in the intricacies of participatory research. There is a wider audience too as most of us will be facing these stark choices ourselves sooner or later, so we might want to exert a bit of influence now!' - Terry Allen, Social Policy