No Place Like Home.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCabe, Brian J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--United States.

Local Subjects:

Community development--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Other Title:

No Place Like Home

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

In the decade following the housing crisis, Americans remain enthusiastic about the prospect of owning a home. Homeownership is a symbol of status attainment in the United States, and for many Americans, buying a home is the most important financial investment they will ever make. We are deeply committed to an ideology of homeownership that presents homeownership as a tool for building stronger communities and crafting better citizens.However, in No Place Like Home, Brian McCabe argues that such beliefs about the public benefits of homeownership are deeply mischaracterized. As owning a home has emerged as the most important way to build wealth in the United States, it has also reshaped the way citizens become involved in their communities. Rather than engaging as public-spirited stewards of civic life, McCabe demonstrates that homeowners often engage in their communities as a way to protect their property values. This involvement contributes to the politics of exclusion, and prevents particular citizens from gaining access to high-opportunity neighborhoods, thereby reinforcing patterns of residential segregation. A thorough analysis of the politics of homeownership, No Place Like Home prompts readers to reconsider the power of homeownership to strengthen citizenship and build better communities.

Contents:

COVER; NO PLACE LIKE HOME: WEALTH, COMMUNITY, AND THE POLITICS OF HOMEOWNERSHIP; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION: WEALTH, COMMUNITY, AND THE POLITICS OF HOMEOWNERSHIP; Strengthening Communities through Homeownership; Building Wealth through Homeownership; Wealth, Community, and the Housing Crisis; Laying the Foundation; 2: SELLING THE CITIZEN HOMEOWNER: THE CIVIC ROOTS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM; Urbanization and the Crisis of Citizenship; The Imperative of Homeownership: Campaigning to Own Your Own Home

The National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Own Your Own Home CampaignHerbert Hoover and the Better Homes in America Movement; Community, Citizenship, and Patriotism: Recasting the Promise of Homeownership; Community Life and Social Stability; Citizenship and Civic Benefits; Patriotism and Democracy; Beyond the Ideology of Homeownership; 3: BUILDING A NATION OF HOMEOWNERS: FEDERAL HOUSING POLICY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; A New Deal for American Homeowners; Suburbanization and the American Dream; Closing the Gap: Addressing Inequality in Access to Homeownership

Investing in HomeownershipA Nation of Homeowners; 4: BUILDING WEALTH?: PROPERTY VALUES AND THE CIVIC HABITS OF HOMEOWNERS; Why Do Homeowners Participate in Their Communities?; Measuring Community Participation; Are Homeowners Better Citizens?; Political Participation; Community Involvement; Social Capital Resources; Civic Attitudes; Rethinking the Civic Habits of Homeowners; 5: BUILDING COMMUNITY?: HOMEOWNERSHIP AND THE POLITICS OF EXCLUSION; Participation and Public Life; Participation and the Politics of Exclusion; Homeowners at the Helm of NIMBY Politics; Homeownership and Community Life

6: SUBSIDIZING A NATION OF HOMEOWNERS: RETHINKING FEDERAL HOMEOWNERSHIP SUBSIDIESThe Accidental Deduction: A Short History of Mortgage Interest Deduction; Rethinking the Public Benefits of Homeownership; Reforming the Tax Code to Strengthen Communities; Concluding the Home Ownership Matters Tour; 7: CONCLUSION: CITIZENSHIP IN A NATION OF HOMEOWNERS; Critical Lessons for the Future of Homeownership; Studying Homeownership as a Social Problem; Inclusionary Rhetoric and Exclusionary Politics; Residential Stability and the Social Benefits of Ownership

Citizenship and Community in a Nation of HomeownersAPPENDIX; NOTES; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; WORKS CITED; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-027048-9

0-19-027047-0