The social consequences of self-management in a mutual housing association for older people.
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Title
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The social consequences of self-management in a mutual housing association for older people.
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Identifier
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AAI9207131
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identifier
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9207131
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Creator
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Van Ryzin, Gregg Gerard.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Susan Saegert
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Date
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1991
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Social | Urban and Regional Planning | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
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Abstract
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The dissertation reports findings from a case study of the social life and self-management of six federally assisted high-rise apartment buildings for senior citizens in the greater Detroit area. The buildings are owned and managed by the residents through a parent consumer cooperative, Cooperative Services, Inc., which provides education, training, and technical assistance. This tenure-management structure is often termed a mutual housing association. The study employs participant observation of self-management functions, intensive interviews with 91 residents, and a self-administered survey of another 390 residents. Qualitative data are used to describe how residents experience and interpret their life in the co-ops and the meanings they give to their roles as owners and managers. Particular attention is paid to the circumstances surrounding a move to federally assisted retirement housing, the functions and duties of self-management and how residents interpret these, and the unique benefits as well as difficulties that arise when residents assume management responsibilities. Indices of resident involvement in management functions and a new measure of perceived resident control of the housing environment are analyzed. In turn, involvement and perceived control are shown to be important predictors of housing and life satisfaction, controlling for various person and environment characteristics traditionally linked to these outcomes. Theoretical implications for environmental psychology as well as practical implications for public policy and housing provision are discussed.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
