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  Senior Housing in Sweden—A Question of Class Differences and Collective Aging
 
 
Title: Senior Housing in Sweden—A Question of Class Differences and Collective Aging
Author: Motevasel, Ingrid Nilsson
Appeared in: Journal of housing for the elderly
Paging: Volume 20 (2006) nr. 3 pages 77-93
Year: 2006-12-18
Contents: Private senior housing in Sweden has become an alternative to accommodation for elderly in the public welfare system. In the study presented here, the aim was to elucidate this senior housing from the perspective of the residents. The questions that were asked were: (1) Why have the residents chosen senior housing? (2) What are the differences between residents in rental apartments and tenant-owned housing cooperatives? (3) What advantages and disadvantages do the residents think that senior housing has? The interviews showed that: (1) The seniors have chosen the housing for reasons other than its being senior housing; (2) the residents in rental apartments come from the working class and socialize in collective forms, while the residents in cooperatives come from the middle class and socialize through individual initiatives; and (3) 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 aging can be a Strain.
Publisher: Routledge
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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