Druta Oana, Limpens Aram, Pinkster Fenne M, Ronald Richard
Department of the Built Environment Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven Netherlands.
Center for Urban Studies University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Netherlands.
Popul Space Place. 2019 Mar;25(2):e2196. doi: 10.1002/psp.2196. Epub 2018 Sep 11.
The housing context has a profound influence on how different generations within families negotiate dependence and independence. This article investigates the nature of intergenerational relations during early adulthood housing transitions. We consider an original dataset of qualitative interviews with young adults and their parents living in and around Amsterdam, where recent housing market liberalisation is challenging home-leaving norms. We find that while strong norms regarding early home-leaving and independence persist, market conditions prompt significant intergenerational support to sustain this "independence." Support for renting and homeownership are part of different intergenerational dynamics. The first marks a process of easing into adulthood, whereas the latter solidifies new sets of relationships between fully adult generations supporting one another on equal terms. Despite professed individualization in Western European societies, the analysis of early adulthood housing transitions show that intergenerational dependencies can emerge in specific housing markets, requiring creative approaches to support young adult autonomy.
住房环境对家庭中不同代际如何协商依赖与独立有着深远影响。本文探讨成年早期住房过渡期间代际关系的本质。我们考虑了一个原始数据集，该数据集来自对居住在阿姆斯特丹及其周边地区的年轻人及其父母进行的定性访谈，近期住房市场自由化正在挑战离家规范。我们发现，虽然关于早离家和独立的严格规范依然存在，但市场状况促使代际之间提供大量支持以维持这种“独立”。对租房和购房的支持属于不同的代际动态。前者标志着步入成年的一个过程，而后者巩固了完全成年的几代人在平等基础上相互支持的新关系。尽管西欧社会宣称个人主义，但对成年早期住房过渡的分析表明，在特定住房市场中可能会出现代际依赖，这需要创造性的方法来支持年轻人的自主性。
