Study of Definition“Housing Socialization”

Interdisciplinary Workshop for Graduates

National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia, September, 28th 2010

Research Project by Sergey VINKOV

What is

“housing”?

Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-housingsociologicalstudsf.html

First, the influence of culture and social divisions (class, gender, and so forth) on housing design

Second, how the distribution of social groups across residential locations is affected by social structures and processes, as for example in studies of urban ecology

Third, how the physical nature of housing and spatial relations between housing units affect patterns of social interaction at the micro-level, that is within and between individual households

Fourth, determinants of housing provision in differently constituted societies (socialist, capitalist, underdeveloped), how these patterns vary cross-nationally and temporally, and the significance of forms of provision for wider social processes

Finally, the role of housing in creating or maintaining social divisions or social solidarity, involving (for example) studies of the relationship between housing and class, community, status, gender, race, or forms of consumption

Housing and Human Needs

The dwelling provides the person with the environment for self-development and self-realization, expression of his creative abilities.

The Need of Selfassertion

Possessing a dwelling increases self-esteem and status of its owner, reflects his social position.

The Need of Respect

The dwelling assures the realization of social processes of human activity: communication, unision; is a material basis for family building which is the initial social unit.

Social Needs

The dwelling assures protection against unfavourable impact of the environment, both natural and social.

Need of Safety

The processes of placing, keeping, consumption of nutritives and essentials take place in the dwelling. The dwelling provides man with the possibility of recreation and reproduction of generations.

Physiological Needs

The Purpose of the DwellingThe Hierarchy of Needs

“SOCIAL HOUSING RISE”

Homeless (inhabitant of an asylum)

Source: Social Urban Movements on Different Stages of Civil Society Development: Comparative Analysis of Housing Movement in Russia and Abroad: doctoral thesis:

23.00.02 [e-resource]. – М.: RSL, 2001 – 385p. – P.67.

Squatter (invader of a dwelling)

Tenant of a municipal house

Tenant of a private house

Member of a cooperative housing

Owner of a flat in a condominium

Owner of an individual dwelling

SOCIALIZATION

Medical

Emotional

Menstrual

Political

Professional

Primary

Professional

What is “housing

socialization”?

Housing socialization as a part of an individual socialization

Housing socialization implies the process of acquiring a social experience aimed at satisfying the need of a dwelling space, through a system of corresponding regulations, values and behaviour patterns.

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