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Surviving in the post-repatriation era: home-making strategies of homeless people in post-socialist China.
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Housing Studies . Mar2022, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p292-314. 23p. 3 Color Photographs, 3 Charts, 1 Map. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- While Chinese people are technically guaranteed a place to live through the hukou system, homelessness is still an issue in China. Our paper aims to explore the home-making strategies of homeless people in the context of China's homelessness policy transition from repatriation to assistance in the post-socialist era, using in-depth interviews with homeless people and others interacting with them in Shanghai's high-prestige downtown area. Drawing on Giddens' structuration theory, we find that homeless people work to create a sense of home through: 1) avoiding the government service centres where freedom, privacy and social contact are restricted; 2) adapting their routines to rigid place management in the daytime and benefitting from strict security at night; and 3) tactically utilising surrounding spaces and facilities to carry out daily activities and develop a sense of home and control. Government assistance through the service centres is inadequate and may even be diametrically opposed to home-making, highlighting room for improvement in government homelessness policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HOMELESS persons
*SOCIALISTS
*HOUSING policy
*PRIVACY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02673037
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Housing Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155345894
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2020.1867082