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Challenging the stigma of public housing: preliminary findings from a qualitative study in South Australia
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posted on 2023-05-18, 01:16 authored by Palmer, C, Ziersch, A, Arthurson, K, Baum, FMany poor suburbs in Australia with higher than average numbers of public housing tenants do not simply suffer material disadvantage but also suffer from poor reputations that are reinforced though stigmatising assumptions that portray their residents negatively. Preliminary findings from qualitative research undertaken in Adelaide, South Australia paint a somewhat different picture of some residents in public housing which counters such stereotypes and assumptions and suggests that the picture is not as bleak as the stigmatised accounts suggest. This article examines the ways in which residents in stigmatised suburbs and housing actively resist and challenge the negative image ascribed to them and concludes by considering the public policy implications that come from the research.
History
Publication title
Urban Policy and Research: An Australian and New Zealand Guide to Urban AffairsVolume
22Issue
4Pagination
411-426ISSN
0811-1146Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
AustraliaRepository Status
- Restricted