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Reframing the American Dream
Tiny Housing as a Window into Consumer Culture, Political Landscapes, and Structural Equity
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eBook - PDF
Reframing the American Dream
Tiny Housing as a Window into Consumer Culture, Political Landscapes, and Structural Equity
About this book
More than a fad, tiny housing reflects a long history of alternative living and offers an interdisciplinary - and sometimes contradictory - window into consumerism, structural equity, personal aspirations, and political landscapes. Despite traditional housing ideals and challenging local building codes, tiny housing has garnered significant interest from individuals, political leaders, developers, big box stores, and curious viewers of HGTV.
Reframing the American Dream draws on the expertise of urban planners, architects, public policy researchers, sociologists, and anthropologists who use tiny housing as a lens to explore critical questions: How can tiny housing help address the increasing demand for affordable housing? How are tiny homes influencing local and national politics? How does tiny housing highlight structural inequities related to disability, homelessness, gender, and race? What are the implications for building codes and sustainable construction? Can they raise awareness about environmental issues? How have tiny homes been integrated into mainstream culture, and what impact might corporate interests have on housing markets? What practical challenges do tiny housers face? How does tiny housing fit with housing dreams of the past and present? Featuring case studies, interviews, and surveys, Reframing the American Dream provides a deeper understanding beyond glossy media portrayals, connecting individual experiences with cultural ideals and institutional power.
Reframing the American Dream draws on the expertise of urban planners, architects, public policy researchers, sociologists, and anthropologists who use tiny housing as a lens to explore critical questions: How can tiny housing help address the increasing demand for affordable housing? How are tiny homes influencing local and national politics? How does tiny housing highlight structural inequities related to disability, homelessness, gender, and race? What are the implications for building codes and sustainable construction? Can they raise awareness about environmental issues? How have tiny homes been integrated into mainstream culture, and what impact might corporate interests have on housing markets? What practical challenges do tiny housers face? How does tiny housing fit with housing dreams of the past and present? Featuring case studies, interviews, and surveys, Reframing the American Dream provides a deeper understanding beyond glossy media portrayals, connecting individual experiences with cultural ideals and institutional power.
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Urban SociologyTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Reframing the āAmerican Dreamā
- Chapter 1: Homemade Renegades: The Hidden History of Tiny Homes (1890ā1940)
- Chapter 2: When Less Equals More
- Chapter 3: āWe Donāt Build Houses, We Build Dreamsā: Selling Tiny and Marketing a āMovementā
- Chapter 4: Tiny HousingāAffordable Housing?
- Chapter 5: The Sustainable Tiny House Universe: Myth or Reality?
- Chapter 6: The Environmental Impacts of Tiny Home Downsizers
- Chapter 7: Policy Environments for Developing Tiny Home Villages as Permanent Supportive Housing
- Chapter 8: Tiny Homes for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Living with Disabilities or Trauma
- Chapter 9: Living to Work or Working to Live: How Tiny Houses Are Being Used by Women to Reimagine the Possibilities of Work
- Chapter 10: Gaps Between Houses, Gaps in Equity: Tiny Houses and the Housing Crisis in Black Baltimore
- Conclusion
- Index
- About the Contributors