Transcript What is housing?

Welcome to...
Companion
PowerPoint
Presentation for
the Introduction to
Housing textbook
Influences on Housing
Choice & Behaviors
Human Ecology Model
Natural Environment
Social-Cultural
Environment
Built
Environment
Self
Meets Needs
Needs can be ranked in order of their
importance
Primary needs are physical in nature & have
priority
Secondary needs are largely psychological
or social—important for quality of life
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Selfactualization
Self Esteem Needs
Sense of Belonging
Security and Safety Needs
Physiological Needs
Human Ecology and Housing Needs
Natural Environment
Social-Cultural
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Need for
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Need for wholesome
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Need to relate
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Built
Environment
Conceptual Framework for Influences
on Housing Choice
Household Type
Age
Type
Size
Stage in life cycle
Housing Norms
Life Style
Social Class
Education
Income
Occupation
Housing Values
Cultural
orientation
Generational
differences
Tenure
Space
Structure
Quality
Neighborhood / Location
Expenditure
Housing
Choice
Housing Choice
 Household
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Characteristics
Age
Type
Size
Stage in life cycle
 Social
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Class
Income
Occupation
Education
 Housing
Values
• Economy
• Family
• Personal
• Social prestige
Values
 Represent
person’s beliefs about life &
acceptable behavior
 Transcend situations or events & are
enduring because they are central in
personality structure
 Rokeach Value Survey
 Lifestyle
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Cultural orientation
Generational differences
Seniors
Boomers
Gen Xers
Millennials
 Housing
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Norms
Tenure
Space
Structure type
Quality
Neighborhood/Location
Expenditures
Behaviors in the Home Environment
Spatial Relationships
 Proximics
• Intimate
• Personal
• Social
• Public
 Personal
space
 Seating
 Privacy
 Crowding
 Sociofugal
& sociopetal arrangements
 Territoriality
Personalizing space
 Possessions
 Claiming
spaces
 Displaying items
 Symbols of self