Households Matter: The Quiet Demography of Urban Transformation

Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 29, No. 4

Posted: 6 Feb 2006

See all articles by Stefan Bouzarovski

Stefan Bouzarovski

University of Manchester

Philip E. Ogden

Queen Mary, University of London

Ray Hall

University of London - School of Economics and Finance

Abstract

During the last three decades, the household has become the focus of a wide range of socio-demographic processes, including the destabilization of traditional patterns of marriage, cohabitation, and divorce; the growing fluidity of ties of kin and friendship; and increasingly complex transitions through the life course. However, these dynamics - which are often summarized under the common heading of the 'second demographic transition' - have been marginalized in the mainstream geographical literature. In this paper, we draw attention to the extensive, albeit fragmented, body of sociological, economic, feminist and geographical insights into the changing social geometry of the household. Recent developments in these domains have affirmed the pivotal role of the household in shaping the geographies of gender, home, and everyday life. We underline the importance of households as agents of urban transformation, arguing in favour of the further incorporation of household demography into the interpretation of contemporary urban problems and trends.

Keywords: households, second demographic transition, cities, reurbanization, everyday life

JEL Classification: J1, J11, J12, J13, J15, O18, R2, R20, R21, R23

Suggested Citation

Bouzarovski, Stefan and Ogden, Philip Ernest and Hall, Ray, Households Matter: The Quiet Demography of Urban Transformation. Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 29, No. 4, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=705941

Stefan Bouzarovski

University of Manchester ( email )

Oxford Road
Manchester, N/A M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Philip Ernest Ogden

Queen Mary, University of London

London E1 4NS

Ray Hall (Contact Author)

University of London - School of Economics and Finance ( email )

Mile End Road
London, E1 4NS
United Kingdom

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