The Stigmatized Suburban Home. Housing Estates and One-Family Houses As Viewed by Sociologists from 1950 to 1970

This article examines the sociological research during the period 1950-1970 that has contributed to setting up an unfavorable image of the lower middle class suburban homeowner. French research is compared with that of Anglo-Saxon sociologists in order to illustrate their common approach to resident...

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Published in:Année sociologique 2008-01, Vol.58 (1), p.171-202
Main Author: Magri, Susanna
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Housing
Middle Class
Suburbs
Urban Sociology
Working Class
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Summary:This article examines the sociological research during the period 1950-1970 that has contributed to setting up an unfavorable image of the lower middle class suburban homeowner. French research is compared with that of Anglo-Saxon sociologists in order to illustrate their common approach to residential areas in relation to theories concerning the deep changes of Western societies, and, especially in Europe, of the working class. This class found itself in the sociological spotlight, & its various forms of housing have been assessed as either "traditional" or "modern" modes of living. This interpretation has resulted in a threefold stigmatization of the suburban home, which became a symbol of anti-modernity, individualism & the adoption of middle class values & attitudes. Figures, References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0066-2399