The Built Environment and Children’s Development

David, Thomas G.; Weinstein, Carol S.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-5227-3_1

Cited by 30 publications

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“…Clark's (2004) research exploring experiences of place with children 3 to 4 years old found that they valued places with a degree of privacy where they had the ability to regulate social interaction. Clark's research finding is in alignment with the assertion that children's physical spaces should balance both social contact and the possibility of privacy (Altman 1975;David and Weinstein 1987;Wolfe 1978). According to Lang (1987), the development of privacy is part of a socialization process.…”

Section: Home As Cagementioning

confidence: 58%

Castle and Cage: Meanings of Home for Palestinian Children and Families

Akesson

2014

Glob Soc Welf

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Many children in Palestine live in an environment characterized by the constant threat of violence in their homes, schools, and neighborhood communities. It is within this context that an examination of the meaning of home is relevant. For home tends to represent a beloved and "safe" place for children in families in the context of political violence. Yet, as this paper illustrates, the meaning of home is much more complicated, and can be both positive and negative. Drawing from qualitative research with 18 families living in Palestine, home is first considered as a positive physical space, or a castle, for families affected by occupation and political violence. As a castle, home serves as (1) a site of family practices, (2) a center of identity, and (3) a place of protection. Secondly, this paper will conceptualize home as a cage for many of these same families, exploring (1) the unhealthy conditions that families live in, (2) the lack of privacy that characterizes many homes, and (3) the feeling that one is a prisoner within one's home. The paper ends by suggesting how practitioners and policymakers can better understand children and families multiple meanings of home in order to encourage the positive and mitigate the negative elements of home.

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Section: Home As Cagementioning

confidence: 58%

Castle and Cage: Meanings of Home for Palestinian Children and Families

Akesson

2014

Glob Soc Welf

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“…The resultant crowding and lack of privacy can result in emotional stress and an inability to perform the types of activities believed to hold families together (Chan, 1999;Coleman, 1990;Evans, Saegert, and Harris, 2001;Littlewood and Tinker, 1981). Moreover, bustling urban neighborhoods, full of an ever changing set of strangers and of sometimes threatening peers, may not provide an environment that fosters a sense of security and trust (David and Weinstein, 1987) while the overbuilt environment impairs cognitive functioning (Wells, 2000).…”

Section: Families In Flats Revisitedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Families in Flats, Revisited

Appold

Yuen

2007

Urban Studies

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High-rise flats occupy an ambiguous position in contemporary discussions of urbanism. While allowing for densely populated walking environments, they are widely seen as culturally inappropriate and, whether based on theories of life cycle or lifestyle, especially unsuitable for families with children. Despite the frequent discussion, empirical research into the impact of housing on daily life is rare and, because of strong selection effects, lacks generalisability. The high-rise flats of Singapore provide the opportunity for a natural experiment isolating the impact of neighbourhood density from domestic density in that the prevalence of high-rises with large flats makes it possible to isolate the treatment effects of apartment living on families from the selection effects of housing choice. On the basis of comparisons of adult time-use diaries across household types and societies, it is concluded that the direct effect of apartment living on families is minimal. Nevertheless, planning and management issues along with broader economic and fertility trends will probably moderate any potential movement of families into flats.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is a growing body of evidence that the physical environment can have direct and indirect consequences with respect to children's social, emotional, and cognitive development (David & Weinstein, 1987). The impact of the environment may be especially strong for very young children who have the least amount of control over their surroundings (David & Weinstein, 1987). Anita Olds, who has worked extensively designing developmentally appropriate spaces for children, argues that "environments are potent purveyors of stimulation, information, and affect, and infants and toddlers, in particular, are sensitive to all the qualitative aspects of a setting..." (Olds, 1987, p. 117 successful transitioning, can be better served when attention to the physical environment is included in the process.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%