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... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > behavioral aspects of housing > housing adjustment theory
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > behavioral aspects of housing > housing adjustment theory
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > behavioral aspects of housing > housing adjustment theory

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housing adjustment theory  

Definition(s)

  • The theory of housing adjustment states that households judge their housing in accordance with culturally derived norms. First posited in 1975, Earl W. Morris and Mary Winter's theory of housing adjustment became the crux of the text Housing, Family, and Society published in 1978. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Housing Adjustment Theory]

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