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- Housing America in the 1980s
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: Russell Sage Foundation
summary
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
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-xii
- List of Tables
- pp. xiv-xvi
- List of Figures
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Appendix 1
- pp. 285-286
- Appendix 3: Public Use Microdata Samples
- pp. 297-298
- Appendix 4: Facsimile of 1980 Census Forms
- pp. 299-304
- Bibliography
- pp. 309-312
- Name Index
- pp. 313-316
- Subject Index
- pp. 317-328
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610440004
Related ISBN(s)
9780871540034
MARC Record
OCLC
907642573
Pages
346
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1987