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Homeownership and Symbolic Boundaries: Exclusion of Disadvantaged Non-homeowners in the Homeowner Nation of Norway

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  • Anders Vassenden

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In this article, I introduce the notion of symbolic boundaries to the study of homeownership. Data for the article are qualitative interviews with 'housing strugglers' in two cities in Norway, a 'homeowner nation'. The social categories in question are refugees, people with drug and/or mental health problems and the 'd�class�'. The analysis reveals patterns that are familiar from studies of homeowner countries; homeownership is associated with safety/security, freedom/autonomy, savings and belonging. Each of these values is explored, and from this examination, I show how homeownership constitutes a symbolic boundary between the 'worthy' and 'less worthy', and 'insiders' and 'outsiders'. Disadvantaged non-homeowners, who struggle for security and autonomy in private renting or social housing, often find that their exclusion from homeownership is associated with a perceived lack of moral worth and dignity, and with symbolic exclusion.

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  • Anders Vassenden, 2014. "Homeownership and Symbolic Boundaries: Exclusion of Disadvantaged Non-homeowners in the Homeowner Nation of Norway," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(6), pages 760-780, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:29:y:2014:i:6:p:760-780
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2014.898249
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    1. Mervyn Horgan, 2020. "Housing Stigmatization: A General Theory," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(1), pages 8-19.
    2. Kristin Aarland & Anna Maria Santiago, 2023. "Serious Mortgage Arrears among Immigrant Descendant and Native Participants in a Low-Income Public Starter Mortgage Program: Evidence from Norway," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-28, May.

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