Ontological security and psycho-social benefits from the home: Qualitative evidence on issues of tenure

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 50-66

  Hiscock, Rosemary ^a   Kearns, Ade ^b   Macintyre, Sally ^c   Ellaway, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing tenure; Ontological security; Scotland

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENTAL SECTOR; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034847022     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140360901750424761     Document Type: Article

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