SCOM 1500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Middle Age, Social Class, Study Guide
Document Summary
Average number of people per household is 2. 6. Over of u. s. household are individuals living alone and it is steadily increasing. Over of the population is age 55 or older. 48. 4% of u. s. households are married couple family households: states in the life cycle. Older adults 60 plus retirement to death: housing choice model consists of, household, social class, housing values. Household: characteristic of the household are age, type, size, and stage in the life cycle. Housing values: includes economy, family, social and personal. Represent a person"s beliefs about life and acceptable behavior: housing norms, tenure whether a family owns or rents. The tenure norm in the u. s. is home ownership: space number of bedrooms and how they are distributed among family members. Amount and type of space desired and needed by a household. Influenced by cultural norms: structure norm physical type in the housing we live in. Number of people choosing manufactured homes is also increasing.
