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Gender-related differences in housing preferences: a qualitative approach

Shawki, Hoda Sherif

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, City and Regional Planning.
In recent years, housing research has paid increased attention to issues of housing and gender. However, the literature has rarely attempted to study housing preferences in relation to gender, or to focus more closely on questions of choice and economic and social constraints based on gender. Further, existing research rarely focuses on the intersection between gender and other forms of difference, such as race, ethnicity, age, socio-economic background, and sexuality, and on the way in which multiple identities shape housing preferences. This study used a qualitative methodology to investigate the influence of gender on housing preferences; the different components that make up the housing preferences of male and female householders; how age, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other variables interact with gender to shape housing preferences; and the degree to which householders of both genders and in different types of households are able or not able to choose housing that matches their preferences. Data were collected during in-depth interviews with male and female householders in a diverse sample of households in which couples with children, couples without children, single householders, and single parents of varying ages and ethnicities were represented. The interviews reveal the very gendered nature of the housing experience, and they demonstrate that gender-related differences in the way housing is experienced translate into gender-specific housing preferences especially with regard to housing type, neighborhood type, and the larger community of which the neighborhood is part. Further, the analyses show that gender cannot be viewed in isolation; rather, the intersection between gender and other variables such as age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, and household composition is what makes housing preferences very diverse. The results confirm some of the existing findings about neighborhood preferences but contradict others, especially with regard to preferences related to the racial composition of neighborhoods and the priorities of householders with high incomes. The conclusion is that more choice and an increased availability of different housing options with regard to housing type and neighborhood type are very important in order to adequately meet the housing needs of an increasingly diverse society.
Hazel Morrow-Jones (Advisor)
207 p.

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  • Shawki, H. S. (2007). Gender-related differences in housing preferences: a qualitative approach [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195154886

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shawki, Hoda. Gender-related differences in housing preferences: a qualitative approach. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195154886.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shawki, Hoda. "Gender-related differences in housing preferences: a qualitative approach." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195154886

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)