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Household Mobility in America

Patterns, Processes, and Outcomes

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Contextualizes the effects of relocation on American families

  • Discusses comprehensive national data sets

  • Tackles questions such as, "Who moves where, how, and why? What are the effects? So what? What next?"

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Defining and Theorizing about Household Mobility

    • Brian Joseph Gillespie
    Pages 1-26
  3. Patterns, Correlates, and Precursors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Historical and Recent Trends in American Mobility

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 29-47
    3. Characteristics of the Mobile Population

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 49-87
    4. Household Mobility Decisions and Location Choice

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 89-125
  4. Mobility Effects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
    2. Individual- and Family-Level Mobility Effects

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 129-169
    3. Mobility Effects and Cumulative Mobility Contexts

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 171-200
    4. Spatial and Community Consequences

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 201-219
  5. Praxis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
    2. Policy Initiatives, Programs, and Praxis

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 223-240
    3. Household Mobility in America Overview and Conclusion

      • Brian Joseph Gillespie
      Pages 241-256
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 257-302

About this book

This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the correlates and consequences of residential relocation. Drawing on multiple nationally representative data sets, the book explores historic patterns and current trends in household mobility; individuals’ mobility-related decisions; and the individual, family, and community outcomes associated with moving. These sections inform later discussions of mobility-related policy, practice, and directions for future research. 

Keywords

  • children
  • history
  • human geography
  • migration
  • mobility
  • social science
  • social structure
  • sociology
  • theory
  • urban studies

Reviews

“Brian Gillespie, a young scholar who has published extensively on the topic of household mobility, tackles an important American experience that has thus far gone without this sort of systematic attention. This timely work will be valuable to any researcher interested in American culture and family.” (Shige Oishi, Professor at the University of Virginia, USA)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, USA

    Brian Joseph Gillespie

About the author

Brian Joseph Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University, USA.  He has published research in a variety of social science journals on topics related to family, the life course, and interpersonal relationships using quantitative and qualitative methods.  

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eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-1-349-68271-3
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)