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Housing provides shelter, in a variety of forms, but it is also resonant with meaning on many other levels--as a financial asset, a status symbol, an expression of private aspirations and identities, a means of inclusion or exclusion, and finally as a battleground for social change. John Adams' impressive new study explores this complex topic in all its dimensions. Using census data and other housing surveys, Adams describes the recent history of housing in America; the nature of housing supply and demand; patterns of housing use; and selected housing policy questions. Adams supplements this national and regional analysis with a remarkable set of small-area analyses, revealing how neighborhood settings affect housing use and how market forces and other trends interact to shape a neighborhood. These analyses focus on a sample of over fifty urbanized areas, including the nation's three largest cities (New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago). Special two-color maps illustrate the dynamics of housing use in each of these communities. Clearly and insightfully, this volume paints a unique picture of the American "housing landscape," a landscape that reflects and regulates significant aspects of our national life. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. i-xii
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  1. Contents
  2. p. xiii
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  1. List of Tables
  2. pp. xiv-xvi
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  1. List of Figures
  2. pp. xvii-xviii
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  1. Chapter 1. Housing, People, and Settlement in the United States
  2. pp. 1-16
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  1. Chapter 2. Housing and Society: Goals, Policies, and Measurement
  2. pp. 17-36
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  1. Chapter 3. Housing Stock Location and Composition
  2. pp. 37-56
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  1. Chapter 4. The Sources of Flux in Housing Demand and Use
  2. pp. 57-88
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  1. Chapter 5. The Use of National and Regional Housing Stocks
  2. pp. 89-124
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  1. Chapter 6. The Use of Housing Inside Urban Areas
  2. pp. 125-270
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  1. Chapter 7. Continuing Housing Issues and Public Policy Responses
  2. pp. 271-284
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  1. Appendix 1
  2. pp. 285-286
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  1. Appendix 2: Definitions and Explanations of Subject Characteristics
  2. pp. 287-296
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  1. Appendix 3: Public Use Microdata Samples
  2. pp. 297-298
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  1. Appendix 4: Facsimile of 1980 Census Forms
  2. pp. 299-304
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  1. Appendix 5: General Enumeration Procedures and Data Accuracy
  2. pp. 305-308
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 309-312
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  1. Name Index
  2. pp. 313-316
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  1. Subject Index
  2. pp. 317-328
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