Residential Relocations and their Consequences: Life course effects in England and Germany

by Philipp M. Lersch

Overview

Philipp M. Lersch shows that residential relocations may change individuals’ lives for the better but also for the worse depending on their resources, restrictions and contextual conditions. A comparative analysis of English and German panel data reveals that relocations improve the quality of dwellings on average in both countries but improvements strongly depend on life course stages and economic resources of individuals. Only few individuals improve their neighbourhoods when relocating. Conditions in the housing market are important determinants of these changes. Gender inequality persists in the occupational outcomes of relocations in England and West Germany. Due to institutional conditions, residential trajectories in England exhibit more variation and a higher risk of changes for the worse than in Germany. These innovative findings will inspire further research on the consequences of residential relocations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783658042561
Publisher:	Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Publication date:	11/12/2013
Series:	Life Course Research
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Philipp M. Lersch is Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at Tilburg University, Department of Sociology.

Table of Contents

Room Stress and Residential Relocations.- Neighbourhood Quality Changes.- Long-Distance Relocations and Subsequent Employment.- Institutional Conditions of Outcomes after Residential Relocations.