FACTORS THAT AFFECT HOUSING
&
SELECTING HOUSING TYPES
FACTORS AFFECTING HOUSING DECISIONS
• SPACE: INFLUENCED BY PERSONAL WANTS, HOBBIES,
ACTIVITIES, AND HOW THE SPACE IS USED.
• PRIVACY: LIVE ALONE, OR SET APART FROM OTHER
DWELLINGS, PRIVATE ROOMS OR PRIVATE PLACE.
• FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: DESIGN FOR GROUP LIVING.
• COSTS: RENT, BUY, FURNISHINGS, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE.
• ROLES: PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PEOPLE DISPLAY IN
THEIR HOMES, THE WORKPLACE, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THINK PAIR SHARE
•STAND UP!! TURN TO ANOTHER CLASSMATE AND
COMPARE YOUR LISTS FROM WARM UP.
•DO YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES IN YOUR FAMILIES
ROLES? DISCUSS HOW THIS WOULD CHANGE THE
HOUSING YOU MAY CHOOSE. DO YOUR ROLES
CHANGE WITH AGE?
HOUSEHOLDS
BASIC TYPES:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
NUCLEAR FAMILY: PARENTS, CHILD(REN)
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY: MOM OR DAD, CHILD(REN)
BLENDED FAMILY: STEP-PARENT, MOM OR DAD AND CHILD(REN)
GUARDIAN: LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD(REN)
EXTENDED FAMILY: MORE THAN PARENTS & CHILDREN MAY INCLUDE:
GRANDPARENT(S], AUNT/UNCLE, COUSINS
CHILDLESS: NO CHILDREN
LIFE CYCLES
•A SERIES OF STAGES THOUGH WHICH AN
INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY PASSES DURING ITS
LIFETIME.
•INDIVIDUAL LIFE CYCLE
•FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
INDIVIDUAL LIFE CYCLE
• INFANCY STAGE: UP TO 1 YEAR
• CHILDHOOD STAGE:
• EARLY CHILDHOOD: 2-7
• MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: 8-12
• LATE CHILDHOOD: 13- ADULTHOOD (DEPENDS ON COUNTRY AND WHAT
THEY CONSIDER ADULT AGE)
• YOUTH STAGE/LATE CHILDHOOD
• ADOLESCENCE: 11-12
• TEEN YEARS: 13-19
• ADULTHOOD STAGE: 20+
FAMILY LIFE CYCLE:
SIX STAGES OF FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDE A PATTERN THAT
MOST FAMILIES FOLLOW.
•FAMILIES SPEND DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF
TIME IN THE SAME STAGE.
•FAMILIES CAN BE IN TWO STAGES AT ONCE.
FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
• BEGINNING STAGE: THE EARLY PERIOD OF MARRIAGE WHEN THE
COUPLE IS WITHOUT CHILDREN. THE HUSBAND AND WIFE MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO MARRIED LIFE AND TO EACH OTHER.
• EXPANDING STAGE: THIS IS THE TIME WHEN THE FAMILY IS GROWING.
IT INCLUDES CHILDBEARING PERIODS.
• DEVELOPING STAGE: THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE IN
SCHOOL. PARENTS WORK TO MEET CHILDREN’S CHANGING NEEDS.
FAMILY LIFE CYCLE-CONTINUED
• LAUNCHING STAGE: WHEN THE CHILDREN BECOME ADULTS
AND LEAVE THEIR PARENTS’ HOUSE. THEY MAY LEAVE TO GO
TO COLLEGE, TAKE A JOB, OR GET MARRIED.
• EMPTY NEST STAGE: THE TIME BETWEEN WHEN THE
CHILDREN LEAVE HOME AND THE PARENTS RETIRE.
• RETIREMENT STAGE: COUPLE STOPS FULL-TIME WORK AND
ADJUSTS TO HAVING MORE TIME.