In Search of Housing
Urban Families in Rural Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2281598 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sherri Lawson Clark (Wake Forest University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 110-134 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2011.00069.x |
| OpenAlex | W1549409596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 31 |
Researchers have been following a trend posited by the renowned anthropologist Janet Fitchen, which examines the increasing movement of low-income people to rural communities drawn not necessarily by labor market forces, but by the characteristics and amenities found in rural towns. This study adds to that literature by focusing on the ways in which public housing availability, changes in housing policy, and rural economic restructuring create opportunities for low-income families to relocate from urban to rural communities in search of affordable housing. Data collected from an ethnographic sample addressed the following questions: (1) what motivates individuals and families to leave their urban neighborhoods and relocate to rural towns and (2) what challenges do individuals and families have in sustaining stable housing in rural communities? Two main sets of literature relevant to this discussion include studies of patterns of residential mobility and explanations of rural economic restructuring. Both form the conceptual approach of this article by offering a framework to better understand the housing choices and behaviors of low-income families and the contexts in which these actions are situated
Business · Economic growth · Economic restructuring · Economics · Ethnography · Geography · Political science · Restructuring · Rural area · Sample (material · Situated · Sociology · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |