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An ecological study of families in transitional housing -- ‘housed but not homed’

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  • Poh Leng Teo
  • Marcus Yu-Lung Chiu

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This article discusses the sense of homelessness among nine homeless families who are in transitional housing in Singapore, where homelessness is minimal and mostly out of the public eye. This study is significant as it investigates homelessness experienced by married couples with children in Singapore, unlike most other research which has examined homelessness among singles or single-parent families, and which is based in Australia, Europe, and the US. The sense of homelessness was shaped by the ecological environment that comprised systemic elements such as kin support, housing policies, and non-housing policies like citizenship, education, welfare, and so forth. Homelessness was seen as (i) a loss of complete autonomy, control, privacy, and comfort; (ii) the lack of physical, practical, and emotional support from kin; (iii) a compromised ‘sense of family’ and family decisions; and (iv) hope and endurance while interacting with the ecological system.

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  • Poh Leng Teo & Marcus Yu-Lung Chiu, 2016. "An ecological study of families in transitional housing -- ‘housed but not homed’," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(5), pages 560-577, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:31:y:2016:i:5:p:560-577
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2015.1106064
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