Changes of Housing Norms and Apartment Perception for the Elderly Women in Seoul Metropolitan Area

Eun-Young Jee

doi:10.6107/JKHA.2019.30.4.065

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Changes of Housing Norms and Apartment Perception for the Elderly Women in Seoul Metropolitan Area 수도권 여성노인의 아파트 인식과 주거규범의 변화

25 August 2019. pp. 65-72

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the change in apartments since the entry into the housing market after marriage till the present in eight elderly women in terms of housing type, size, ownership type, quality, and neighborhood environment. In the course of the change, the role and influence of women and the perception of the apartment as a residence for old age were investigated with an in-depth interview. The Results of the study were as follow; The survey respondents preferred apartments and shifted to bigger ones. They strived for ownership and sometimes moved to a new town for a better apartment. They wish to live in an apartment even in their old age and stay in a small apartment of their own. They still preferred apartment as residences in later stage of their lives, reflecting their hope for aging in place. Even after their first home ownership, women continued to change residence so that their asset values increased along with their confidence and their scope of decision-making at home also expanded. During their residential shifts, women actively chose a better apartment structure and quality, leading to quality improvement of the apartments on the whole.

Keywords

Elderly Women

Apartment Perception

Housing Norms

Role of Women

키워드

여성노인

아파트 인식

주거규범

여성의 역할

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Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
Volume : 30
No :4
Pages :65-72
Received Date : 2019-06-14
Revised Date : 2019-07-31
Accepted Date : 2019-08-12
DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2019.30.4.065

Journal of the Korean Housing Association ISSN:2234-3571(Print) 2234-2257(Online) 한국주거학회논문집

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