Sociology 2152A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Ethnic Enclave, Housing Tenure, National Hockey Association
10 Apr 2017
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Homes shields its inhabitants from public distractions allowing for a sense of privacy: this makes homelessness the most severe form of disadvantage. Suburbanization has allowed for more privacy at home. Changes in privacy and spatial separation fosters a self-consciousness and personal liberty also creates a disconnection from healthy social engagement. Housing tenure arrangement: relationship people have to the house they reside in basic tenure arrangements are ownership and renting: most common form is freehold (land and structure is owned) Homeownership is widely sought for: 1. Allows the private pursuit of activities and independence: 2. Visible indicator of social status (marker of achievement: 3. Buying a home is a good long-term investment. Housing values typically decline when job insecurity is highest due to a poor economy. Renters have a smaller share of overall net worth in canadian society (lacks control: residential alienation: estrangement between a person and his/her dwelling, renters spend less time at home than owners do.
