Brian Joseph Gillespie

Household Mobility in America

Patterns, Processes, and Outcomes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the correlates and consequences of residential relocation. Drawing on multiple nationally representative data sets, the book explores historic patterns and current trends in household mobility; individuals' mobility-related decisions; and the individual, family, and community outcomes associated with moving. These sections inform later discussions of mobility-related policy, practice, and directions for future research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-43076-2
• 1st ed. 2017
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9781137430762
• ISBN-10: 1137430761
• Artikelnr.: 45611094

Autorenporträt

Brian Joseph Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University, USA.  He has published research in a variety of social science journals on topics related to family, the life course, and interpersonal relationships using quantitative and qualitative methods.  

Inhaltsangabe

1. Defining and Theorizing about Household Mobility2. Historical and Recent Trends in American Mobility3. Characteristics of the Mobile Population4. Household Mobility Decisions and Location Choice5. Individual- and Family-Level Mobility Effects6. Mobility Effects and Cumulative Mobility Contexts7. Spatial and Community Consequences8. Policy Initiatives, Programs, and Praxis