On becoming a social housing manager: Work identities in an 'invisible' occupation

Housing Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 761-780

  Casey, Rionach ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collective identity; Housing careers; Housing managers; Motivations; Routes; Work identities

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 49549089727     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030802254556     Document Type: Article

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