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Residential Alienation, Home Ownership And The Limits Of Shelter Policy, Peter Marcuse
Residential Alienation, Home Ownership And The Limits Of Shelter Policy, Peter Marcuse
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
There is greater public confusion over housing policy today than there has been in any comparable period in the last thirty years. The Nixon-Ford administration's wholesale program terminations and budget slashes only cloak the problem temporarily. Everyone agrees that the ostrich ought to get his head out of the sand, but few agree where he should go once he doel so. Housing allowances, at this point, seem to many the best answei; at least they haven't been proven wanting yet. But others disagree, and certainly there is reason to be wary.
The Impact Of Urban Removal From A Child's Point Of View, L. K. Northwood
The Impact Of Urban Removal From A Child's Point Of View, L. K. Northwood
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
It is the premise of this paper that forced urban resettlement has more devastating consequences for children and their families than the usual voluntary moving process. The moving process, whether forced or voluntary, involves the following phases: a decision to change the place of residence, an exploration of housing opportunities in various areas, the final selection of one of these, activities associated with making the move, and activities associated with getting settled in the new house and neighborhood.
Relocation Of Vancouver's Chinatown Residents Under Urban Renewal, Richard Nann
Relocation Of Vancouver's Chinatown Residents Under Urban Renewal, Richard Nann
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Introduction. This is a study of the relocation patterns of Chinese-Canadian residents in an area undergoing urban renewal in Vancouver in the late 1960's. The study shows the inadequacies of simplistic social planning. The study indicates the need to understand the variety of responses to forced relocation, based on social class, the stage in the family life cycle and ethnicity. The study points out the different ways various families view the old neighborhood and the Chinese community as a whole, and, as part of this, how they view urban renewal. The study shows how housing and residential preferences relate to …
Environmental Influences On Decisions Regarding Structure And Function Of Homes For The Aged, Jordan I. Kosberg
Environmental Influences On Decisions Regarding Structure And Function Of Homes For The Aged, Jordan I. Kosberg
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Many of the stereotypes of homes for the aged* are carryovers from the past. By and large, these homes had rather limited objectives which revolved around the notion that homes should be custodial institutions. It can be said that these institutions had been extensions of the poor farm, giving shelter (and little more) to the aged who had nowhere else to go. In the past, social norms required grown children to care and provide for their aged parents, and the three-generation family under one roof was common-place. The nature of American society during these years (before urbanization and large-scale industrialization) …
Social Service And Urban-Renewal: A Case Illustration, Brian J. Langdon, Norman N. Goroff
Social Service And Urban-Renewal: A Case Illustration, Brian J. Langdon, Norman N. Goroff
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The city of Stamford, Connecticut has an Urban Renewal project as have most Urban centers. The Family Relocation Divison of Stamford's Urban Redevelopment Commission (URC) entered into a contract with the Family and Children's Services (FCS) to provide one day a week consultation to the Relocation staff and client services to the families in the renewal area. This consultation involved in-service training programs geared toward helping the relocation staff increase their skills in identifying problems within families and in assisting families to obtain help. As a result of this consultation, the relocation workers frequently would discuss the problems of the …