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Abstract
Limited research has been devoted to examining housing from the viewpoint of children. Using quantitative and qualitative data from interviews of 80 children from the island of Cyprus, this paper examined the children’s housing norms and aspirations. In the process, the study searched for dzrerences and similarities between the children’s housing aspirations and the prevailing housing practices on the island.
The analysis showed that children’s aspirations matched or exceededprevailing standards. Children aspired for a single-family detached house with one bedroom for each child and a yard, as well as conveniences and comforts such as a swimming pool and more than one bathroom. Furthermore, the analysis illustrated the subtle effects of age, gendel; social class, and type of housing on the children’s housing aspirations. The findings allude to the fact that children are very perceptive of their own housing needs; thus, planners and policy makers should take these needs into consideration when designing housing for families with children.
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Tasoulla Hadjiyanni
Tasoulla Hadjiyanni is an architect/sociologist with the Department of Architecture at the University of Minnesota, Minneapoli.