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Welcome to. Companion PowerPoint Presentation for the Introduction to Housing textbook. Influences on Housing Choice & Behaviors. Human Ecology Model. Meets Needs. Needs can be ranked in order of their importance Primary needs are physical in nature & have priority
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Welcome to... Companion PowerPoint Presentation for the Introduction to Housing textbook
Meets Needs Needs can be ranked in order of their importance Primary needs are physical in nature & have priority Secondary needs are largely psychological or social—important for quality of life
Housing Choice • Household Characteristics • Age • Type • Size • Stage in life cycle
Social Class • Income • Occupation • Education
Housing Values • Economy • Family • Personal • Social prestige
Values • Represent person’s beliefs about life & acceptable behavior • Transcend situations or events & are enduring because they are central in personality structure • Rokeach Value Survey
Lifestyle • Cultural orientation • Generational differences Seniors Boomers Gen Xers Millennials
Housing Norms • Tenure • Space • Structure type • Quality • Neighborhood/Location • Expenditures
Behaviors in the Home Environment Spatial Relationships • Proximics • Intimate • Personal • Social • Public
Personal space • Seating • Privacy • Crowding • Sociofugal & sociopetal arrangements • Territoriality
Personalizing space • Possessions • Claiming spaces • Displaying items • Symbols of self