Residential Relocations and their Consequences

Life course effects in England and Germany
2014
ISBN: 978-3-658-04256-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 3999 g

Reihe: Life Course Research

Philipp M. Lersch shows that residential relocations may change individuals’ lives for the better but also for the worse depending on their resources, restrictions and contextual conditions. A comparative analysis of English and German panel data reveals that relocations improve the quality of dwellings on average in both countries, but improvements strongly depend on life course stages and economic resources of individuals. Only few individuals improve their neighbourhoods when relocating. Conditions in the housing market are important determinants of these changes. Gender inequality persists in the occupational outcomes of relocations in England and West Germany. Due to institutional conditions, residential trajectories in England exhibit more variation and a higher risk of changes for the worse than in Germany. These innovative findings will inspire further research on the consequences of residential relocations. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lersch, Philipp M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie der Lebensart, Well-Being
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Room Stress and Residential Relocations.- Neighbourhood Quality Changes.- Long-Distance Relocations and Subsequent Employment.- Institutional Conditions of Outcomes after Residential Relocations.

Über Autor(innen)

Philipp M. Lersch is Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at Tilburg University, Department of Sociology.