Abstract
This research investigates the urban housing crisis in the Global North, with a focus on the boardinghouse as an overlooked institution in the history of housing and urbanization. Despite their historical significance, boardinghouses have been understudied in social sciences, and their decline has left significant gaps in the fabric of urban life. This project explores the ideological, economic, and social roles of boardinghouses in shaping urban housing, especially concerning affordability and the nature of home.
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Boardinghouses Urban housing crisis Non-family households Homeownership ideology Kinship ideologies Shared housing Urbanization Housing affordability Global North cities Political economy of homelessness Roommate households Boundary ideologies Gentrification Zoning laws Housing insecurity
