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@article{Bratt2002HousingAF, title={Housing and Family Well-being}, author={Rachel G. Bratt}, journal={Housing Studies}, year={2002}, volume={17}, pages={13 - 26}, url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:154150043}}
  • Rachel G. Bratt
  • Published 1 January 2002
  • Sociology, Economics
  • Housing Studies

Housing encompasses a bundle of characteristics that are integral to family well-being. This literature review demonstrates that, on a physical level, housing must be decent and safe, as well as present in a family's life. Housing is also critical because of the way in which it relates to its occupants, providing sufficient space so that the family is not overcrowded; being affordable; providing opportunities to create a positive sense of self and empowerment; and providing stability and…

198 Citations

Highly Influential Citations

12

Background Citations

107

Methods Citations

3

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198 Citations

DETERMINANTS OF THE QUALITY OF HOUSING IN POOR AND NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
    I. HussainJawaria RashidI. Khan

    Sociology, Economics

  • 2016

Living conditions are very important in the sense that they provide peaceful environment to inhabitants. Living conditions are primarily based on the income level of the household. Higher income…

  • 5
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Viewing Housing Holistically: The Resident-Focused Component of the Housing-Plus Agenda

It is concluded that public and private entities should support nonprofit organizations' resident-focused housing-plus initiatives by initiating rigorous evaluations and creating mechanisms for funding.

  • 24
How Housing Affects Child Well-Being
    Sharon VandivereE. HairChristina TheokasKevin ClevelandMichelle McNamaraA. Atienza

    Sociology

  • 2006

Abstract Families want to live in homes and neighborhoods that will get their children off to the best possible start. Yet high housing costs in many parts of the country complicate housing…

  • 23
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Defining housing quality and environment: disability, standards and social factors
    M. Harrison

    Sociology

  • 2004

This paper considers quality standards and meanings of housing environments while discussing disability and housing. It challenges assumptions about the importance of physical housing quality, and…

  • 55
A Decent Home for Every Family? Housing Policy Initiatives Since the 1980s
    S. FogelMarc T. SmithA. Williamson

    Political Science

    The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

  • 2008

A fundamental economic and social principle embedded in the American psyche remains the value of shelter. However, housing policy is the result of a complex exchange among economic, political, and…

  • 9
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Separation as an accelerator of housing inequalities: Parents’ and children’s post-separation housing careers in Sweden
    Kirsten van Houdt

    Sociology

    Demographic Research

  • 2023

The aim of this study is to show whether parents who separate face the challenge of an urgent change in housing needs and the urgency and specificity of the needs might be particularly problematic for parents with few financial resources.

Making the Case for Affordable Housing: Connecting Housing with Health and Education Outcomes
    Elizabeth J. MuellerJ. Rosie Tighe

    Education, Economics

  • 2007

As advocates push for inclusion of affordable housing beyond the central city, siting battles have become increasingly common. Opponents often claim that affordable housing brings no net benefits to…

  • 94
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Housing Tenure and Psychological Distress
    Gintautas BlozeMorten Skak

    Psychology, Sociology

  • 2012

Abstract Housing policies in a number of European countries promote homeownership for low income households. Previous economic research on mental health seems to indicate that homeownership is…

  • 13
Better Homes and Families: Housing Markets and Young Couple Stability in Sweden
    Nathanael T. Lauster

    Sociology

  • 2008

I model the relationship between aspects of the housing market influenced by housing policy and couple stability for cohabiting couples in Sweden. Using data on 3,851 cohabiting couples obtained from…

  • 21
Factors Contributing to the Receipt of Housing Assistance by Low-Income Families with Children in Twenty American Cities
    J. ParkA. FertigStephen Metraux

    Sociology

    Social Service Review

  • 2014

The excess demand for housing assistance in the United States is well documented, but little is known about the factors that contribute to a family’s likeliness to receive housing assistance. This…

  • 13

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83 References

Family self‐sufficiency and housing
    Anne B. Shlay

    Economics, Sociology

  • 1993

Abstract Since the early 1980s, an increasing number of initiatives have been introduced to link housing programs and policies with efforts designed to promote family economic self‐sufficiency. This…

  • 49
Housing in the broader context in the United States
    Anne B. Shlay

    Economics, Sociology

  • 1995

Abstract Housing is central to participation in the economic mainstream, yet housing policy has been fragmented by competing, if not contradictory, goals. This article proposes an expanded policy…

  • 42
Self-help Housing: an Evaluation of Outcomes
    L. S. Burns

    Sociology

  • 1983

A survey of participants in a self-help housing project serves as the basis for this exploration of attitudinal change. The self-help project, a model of its type, was acclaimed by its residents who…

  • 21
Housing Deprivation and Health: A Longitudinal Analysis
    A. MarshD. GordonP. HeslopC. Pantazis

    Sociology, Medicine

  • 2000

The National Child Development Study data suggest that experience of both current and past poor housing is significantly associated with greater likelihood of ill health, and for those who are living in non-deprived housing conditions in adulthood, ill health is more likely among those who experienced housing deprivation in earlier life than amongThose who did not.

  • 143
From dependency to self‐sufficiency: An appraisal of the gateway transitional families program
    W. RoheR. G. Kleit

    Economics, Sociology

  • 1997

Abstract This article presents a longitudinal evaluation of the Gateway Transitional Families Program, an innovative self‐sufficiency program designed to help public housing residents leave public…

  • 32
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Housing, welfare reform, and self-sufficiency: An assessment of the family self-sufficiency program
    W. RoheR. G. Kleit

    Economics, Sociology

  • 1999

Abstract Recently passed welfare reform legislation may have adverse impacts on the incomes of public and assisted housing residents and hence on the rental income of housing authorities. One way to…

  • 41
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Homelessness as one component of housing instability and its impact on the development of children in poverty
    Cathryne L. SchmitzJ. WagnerE. Menke

    Sociology

  • 1995

The number of families with children living in poverty and experiencing housing instability and homelessness has increased dramatically over the last two decades. Current public policy decisions will…

  • 16
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“… And a suitable living environment”: The failure of housing programs to deliver on neighborhood quality
    S. NewmanA. Schnare

    Sociology

  • 1997

Abstract This article evaluates the relative performance of housing programs in terms of neighborhood quality. We profile neighborhood characteristics surrounding assisted housing units and assess…

  • 298
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Last in line: Housing assistance for households with children
    S. NewmanA. Schnare

    Sociology

  • 1993

Abstract This article examines the relationship between receipt of different types of rental housing assistance and housing outcomes for households with children. We rely on the 1989 American Housing…

  • 38
DOES INNER CITY PUBLIC HOUSING EXACERBATE THE EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS OF ITS TENANTS
    David A. Reingold

    Economics, Sociology

  • 1997

ABSTRACT: This article analyzes whether inner city public housing exacerbates the employment problems of its tenants. Results from two evaluations of public housing demonstrations are used to test…

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