Conceptualising the Contemporary Role of Housing in the Transition to Adult Life in England
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Studies
- Vol. 39 (13), 2455-2467
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098022000027059
Abstract
This paper uses both survey and qualitative panel data collected from five different case-study areas in England in order to offer a conceptualisation of the contemporary role that housing is playing in the transition to adult life. The data suggest that the types of housing pathway that young people follow are a function of differences in the combination and intensity of three main factors: the ability of young people to plan for and control their entry to independent living; the extent and form of constraints that characterise their access to housing; and the degree of family support available to them. Based around these three dimensions (each of which is a continuum), the following ideal typical pathways can be identified: a chaotic pathway, an unplanned pathway, a constrained pathway, a planned (non-student) pathway and a student pathway.Keywords
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