1. Welcome to... Companion PowerPoint Presentation for the Introduction to Housing textbook

2. Influences on Housing Choice & Behaviors

3. Human Ecology Model

4. Meets Needs Needs can be ranked in order of their importance Primary needs are physical in nature & have priority Secondary needs are largely psychological or social—important for quality of life

5. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

6. Human Ecology and Housing Needs

7. Conceptual Framework for Influences on Housing Choice

8. Housing Choice  Household Characteristics Age Age Type Type Size Size Stage in life cycle Stage in life cycle

9.  Social Class Income Income Occupation Occupation Education Education

10.  Housing Values EconomyEconomy FamilyFamily PersonalPersonal Social prestigeSocial prestige

11. Values   Represent person’s beliefs about life & acceptable behavior   Transcend situations or events & are enduring because they are central in personality structure   Rokeach Value Survey

12.  Lifestyle Cultural orientation Cultural orientation Generational differences Generational differencesSeniorsBoomers Gen Xers Millennials

13.  Housing Norms Tenure Tenure Space Space Structure type Structure type Quality Quality Neighborhood/Location Neighborhood/Location Expenditures Expenditures

14. Behaviors in the Home Environment Spatial Relationships  Proximics IntimateIntimate PersonalPersonal SocialSocial PublicPublic

15.  Personal space  Seating  Privacy  Crowding  Sociofugal & sociopetal arrangements  Territoriality

16. Personalizing space  Possessions  Claiming spaces  Displaying items  Symbols of self