Rosemary Carucci Goss
Biographic Data
| ID | 6772620 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemary Carucci Goss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemary Carucci |
| FAMILY NAME | Goss |
| SIGNATURE | GOSS R C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Special Issue Introduction Multifamily Housing
Location Preferences of Multifamily Housing Residents
Choosing the location of one’s home is an important decision not only for homeowners but for renters as well. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic and lifestyle influences on location preferences of multifamily housing residents. Two research hypotheses were tested using a modified model of influences on housing choice: (a) there are relationships between demographic and lifestyle characteristics and preferences for an ideal apar…
Influence of Lifestyle on Housing Preferences of Multifamily Housing Residents
The purpose of this study was to identify the housing preferences of multifamily housing residents as determined by their lifestyles. As a lifestyle measurement for this research, 59 housing activity, interest, and opinion statements were developed. A total of 206 usable questionnaires were collected through a mail survey of residents of nine apartment communities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four lifestyle factors (Well-being, Social, Spaces, a…
Relationships between the Desire to Age in Place and Attitudes toward Residential Technology
This study investigated the relationships between the desire to age in place and older people’s attitudes toward adopting technology as it relates to their homes. The sample was drawn from people age 55 and older who had Internet access. Results revealed that age had the greatest impact on the desire to age in place, and health condition and income significantly influenced the perceptions and acceptance of residential technology. Although many si…
Lifestyle Influences on Housing Preferences
This paper explores influences on housing choice and proposes a conceptual framework that examines the influence of lifestyle as an intervening factor in housing choice. Influences on lifestyles include age, family type, family size, stage in the life cycle, social class, income, occupation, education, and values. The impact of housing norms on housing choice is also examined. A set of study questions, learning activities, glossary, and resources…
Community Attitudes Toward Manufactured Housing in Virgina
This study surveyed the opinions and characteristics of 552 residents of eight rural counties in Virginia regarding acceptance of either single- or double-section manufactured homes. A theoretical model was adapted from M. J. Dear and S. M. Taylor’s (1982) model for community attitudes toward mental-health-care facilities. Using multiple regression techniques, this study tested the hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between accep…
A Casual Model of Barriers and Incentives to Affordable Housing in Southern Rural Communities
The need for affordable housing for low-and moderate-income households in both rural and urban areas of the United States continues to be a major concern in the 1990s. One objective of the S-194 Southern Region Housing Research Project “Barriers and Incentives to Affordable Housing” was to test a proposed causal model delineating interrelationships and interactions of specific household and community characteristics on the availability and utiliz…
Introduction Rural Housing
Satisfaction of Elderly Residents in Subsidized Housing
The objectives of this study were to determine the direct effect of an apartment manager’s leadership style and the direct and indirect effects of functional health, morale, and social activity on residential satisfaction using a path model probability sample of 210 elderly residents from 19 federally subsidized apartment complexes.The path model positioned functional health, morale, and social activity as exogenous variables with leadership styl…
An Education Note on
This paper reports on a two-phase study that serves as background for curriculum development in residential property management and the procedures followed in developing such a curriculum. Results from the mail questionnaire used in Phase / indicate that little emphasis is being given to residential property management by colleges and universities. Results from Phase II show that none of the 49 states responding ever required, currently require, …
Housing Aspirations
Housing has been a serious problem in the Appalachian coal fields. The situation demands not only a financial and technical commitment on the part of many organizations, but also an understanding of the miners' housing aspirations and desires. The purpose of this research is to examine the housing aspirations of the Appalachian coal miners. A questionnaire was mailed to a proportionate random sample of 687 coal miners in McDowell County, West Vir…
Lifestyle Influences on Housing Preferences
This paper explores influences on housing choice and proposes a conceptual framework that examines the influence of lifestyle as an intervening factor in housing choice. Influences on lifestyles include age, family type, family size, stage in the life cycle, social class, income, occupation, education, and values. The impact of housing norms on housing choice is also examined. A set of study questions, learning activities, glossary, and resources…
Location Preferences of Multifamily Housing Residents
Choosing the location of one’s home is an important decision not only for homeowners but for renters as well. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic and lifestyle influences on location preferences of multifamily housing residents. Two research hypotheses were tested using a modified model of influences on housing choice: (a) there are relationships between demographic and lifestyle characteristics and preferences for an ideal apar…
Relationships between the Desire to Age in Place and Attitudes toward Residential Technology
This study investigated the relationships between the desire to age in place and older people’s attitudes toward adopting technology as it relates to their homes. The sample was drawn from people age 55 and older who had Internet access. Results revealed that age had the greatest impact on the desire to age in place, and health condition and income significantly influenced the perceptions and acceptance of residential technology. Although many si…
Influence of Lifestyle on Housing Preferences of Multifamily Housing Residents
The purpose of this study was to identify the housing preferences of multifamily housing residents as determined by their lifestyles. As a lifestyle measurement for this research, 59 housing activity, interest, and opinion statements were developed. A total of 206 usable questionnaires were collected through a mail survey of residents of nine apartment communities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four lifestyle factors (Well-being, Social, Spaces, a…
A Casual Model of Barriers and Incentives to Affordable Housing in Southern Rural Communities
The need for affordable housing for low-and moderate-income households in both rural and urban areas of the United States continues to be a major concern in the 1990s. One objective of the S-194 Southern Region Housing Research Project “Barriers and Incentives to Affordable Housing” was to test a proposed causal model delineating interrelationships and interactions of specific household and community characteristics on the availability and utiliz…
Satisfaction of Elderly Residents in Subsidized Housing
The objectives of this study were to determine the direct effect of an apartment manager’s leadership style and the direct and indirect effects of functional health, morale, and social activity on residential satisfaction using a path model probability sample of 210 elderly residents from 19 federally subsidized apartment complexes.The path model positioned functional health, morale, and social activity as exogenous variables with leadership styl…
Housing Aspirations
Housing has been a serious problem in the Appalachian coal fields. The situation demands not only a financial and technical commitment on the part of many organizations, but also an understanding of the miners' housing aspirations and desires. The purpose of this research is to examine the housing aspirations of the Appalachian coal miners. A questionnaire was mailed to a proportionate random sample of 687 coal miners in McDowell County, West Vir…
Housing Aspirations
Housing has been a serious problem in the Appalachian coal fields. The situation demands not only a financial and technical commitment on the part of many organizations, but also an understanding of the miners' housing aspirations and desires. The purpose of this research is to examine the housing aspirations of the Appalachian coal miners. A questionnaire was mailed to a proportionate random sample of 687 coal miners in McDowell County, West Vir…
An Education Note on
This paper reports on a two-phase study that serves as background for curriculum development in residential property management and the procedures followed in developing such a curriculum. Results from the mail questionnaire used in Phase / indicate that little emphasis is being given to residential property management by colleges and universities. Results from Phase II show that none of the 49 states responding ever required, currently require, …
Satisfaction of Elderly Residents in Subsidized Housing
The objectives of this study were to determine the direct effect of an apartment manager’s leadership style and the direct and indirect effects of functional health, morale, and social activity on residential satisfaction using a path model probability sample of 210 elderly residents from 19 federally subsidized apartment complexes.The path model positioned functional health, morale, and social activity as exogenous variables with leadership styl…
A Casual Model of Barriers and Incentives to Affordable Housing in Southern Rural Communities
The need for affordable housing for low-and moderate-income households in both rural and urban areas of the United States continues to be a major concern in the 1990s. One objective of the S-194 Southern Region Housing Research Project “Barriers and Incentives to Affordable Housing” was to test a proposed causal model delineating interrelationships and interactions of specific household and community characteristics on the availability and utiliz…
Introduction Rural Housing
Community Attitudes Toward Manufactured Housing in Virgina
This study surveyed the opinions and characteristics of 552 residents of eight rural counties in Virginia regarding acceptance of either single- or double-section manufactured homes. A theoretical model was adapted from M. J. Dear and S. M. Taylor’s (1982) model for community attitudes toward mental-health-care facilities. Using multiple regression techniques, this study tested the hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between accep…
Lifestyle Influences on Housing Preferences
This paper explores influences on housing choice and proposes a conceptual framework that examines the influence of lifestyle as an intervening factor in housing choice. Influences on lifestyles include age, family type, family size, stage in the life cycle, social class, income, occupation, education, and values. The impact of housing norms on housing choice is also examined. A set of study questions, learning activities, glossary, and resources…
Relationships between the Desire to Age in Place and Attitudes toward Residential Technology
This study investigated the relationships between the desire to age in place and older people’s attitudes toward adopting technology as it relates to their homes. The sample was drawn from people age 55 and older who had Internet access. Results revealed that age had the greatest impact on the desire to age in place, and health condition and income significantly influenced the perceptions and acceptance of residential technology. Although many si…
Influence of Lifestyle on Housing Preferences of Multifamily Housing Residents
The purpose of this study was to identify the housing preferences of multifamily housing residents as determined by their lifestyles. As a lifestyle measurement for this research, 59 housing activity, interest, and opinion statements were developed. A total of 206 usable questionnaires were collected through a mail survey of residents of nine apartment communities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four lifestyle factors (Well-being, Social, Spaces, a…
Special Issue Introduction Multifamily Housing
Location Preferences of Multifamily Housing Residents
Choosing the location of one’s home is an important decision not only for homeowners but for renters as well. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic and lifestyle influences on location preferences of multifamily housing residents. Two research hypotheses were tested using a modified model of influences on housing choice: (a) there are relationships between demographic and lifestyle characteristics and preferences for an ideal apar…
Geography (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Housing Market and Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 works) · Apartment (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Economics (4 works)