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Senior housing in Sweden - a question of class differences and collective aging
— an interview study in rental apartments and housing cooperatives | | Author(s) | Ingrid Nilsson Motevasel |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 20, no 3, 2006 |
| Pages | pp 77-93 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Flats ; Rented dwellings ; Housing Associations ; Residents [care homes] ; Social class ; Social surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Private senior housing in Sweden has become an alternative to accommodation for older people in the public welfare system. The aim of this study was to elucidate from residents the answers to three questions. First, why have the residents chosen senior housing? Second, what are the differences between residents in rental apartments and tenant-owned housing co-operatives? Third, what advantages and disadvantages do the residents think think that senior housing has? The interviews showed that: the seniors have chosen housing for reasons other than it being senior housing; the residents in rented apartments come from the working class and socialise in collective forms, while residents in co-operatives come from the middle class and socialise through individual initiatives; and the advantages they experience in senior housing are that it involves activities and community. The disadvantages derive from the architectural planning. When the building has a communal yard or entrance, integrity can be threatened and the sense of collective ageing can be a strain. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070413008 A |
| Classmark | KG: KEE: KKH: KX: T: 3F: 76P |
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