Gatekeepers, sole mothers and housing in a regional New South Wales shire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12353198 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanessa Thomas (0000-0002-9588-7120, Southern Cross University), Sandy Darab (0000-0002-4872-8725, Southern Cross University), Yvonne Hartman (0000-0001-9682-4255, Southern Cross University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 240-255 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-1656 • E-ISSN: 2204-0536 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10371656.2016.1255474 |
| OpenAlex | W2553295462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
Contemporary crises of housing affordability have been much discussed. For low-income families, the scarcity of affordable housing can lead to housing insecurity. While households headed by sole mothers in Australia are among the most economically and socially disadvantaged, Tweed Shire is affected by a range of regional challenges which combine to further preclude low-income sole mothers from accessing affordable housing. Analysis of data collected in a Grounded Theory project investigating the lived-experience of sole mothers contending with precarious housing in Tweed Shire finds there is a crucial gatekeeping process controlling access to housing and related services. Gatekeeping was identified as a recurring theme in interviews. This article examines how gatekeepers exerted control and participant responses. A strong perception of discrimination, along with a loss of autonomy, was found, eliciting disempowerment and resistance. It appears lack of resources in regional areas exacerbate negative aspects of gatekeeping for vulnerable groups
Advertising · Affordable housing · Autonomy · Business · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Gatekeeping · Geography · Political science · Shire · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Gatekeeping Theory
Institutional Work to Maintain Professional Power
By Words and Deeds
Social Research Methods
The Sage Handbook of Grounded Theory
Single Parents' Subjective Wellbeing over the Welfare to Work Transition
Prices, Expectations and the Changing Housing Market
We Do Get Stereotyped”
Welfare-to-work Policies and the Experience of Employed Single Mothers on Income Support in Australia
Mental health services for children and youth in the child welfare system
Women, Health and Housing Assistance
Racial Steering by Real Estate Agents
Procedural justice as autonomy regulation
Frontiers in Group Dynamics
The “Gate Keeper
Use of Black English and Racial Discrimination in Urban Housing Markets
Gatekeepers and Homeseekers
Psychic wounds and the social structure
The Gatekeeper
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |