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Challenging the stigma of public housing: preliminary findings from a qualitative study in South Australia

Palmer, C.; Ziersch, A.; Arthurson, K.; Baum, F

Authors

C. Palmer

A. Ziersch

K. Arthurson

F Baum



Abstract

Many poor suburbs in Australia with higher than average numbers of public housing tenants do not simply suffer material disadvantage but also suffer from poor reputations that are reinforced though stigmatising assumptions that portray their residents negatively. Preliminary findings from qualitative research undertaken in Adelaide, South Australia paint a somewhat different picture of some residents in public housing which counters such stereotypes and assumptions and suggests that the picture is not as bleak as the stigmatised accounts suggest. This article examines the ways in which residents in stigmatised suburbs and housing actively resist and challenge the negative image ascribed to them and concludes by considering the public policy implications that come from the research.

Citation

Palmer, C., Ziersch, A., Arthurson, K., & Baum, F. (2004). Challenging the stigma of public housing: preliminary findings from a qualitative study in South Australia. Urban Policy and Research, 22(4), 411-426. https://doi.org/10.1080/0811114042000296326

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2004
Deposit Date Mar 15, 2007
Journal Urban Policy and Research
Print ISSN 0811-1146
Electronic ISSN 1476-7244
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 4
Pages 411-426
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/0811114042000296326
Keywords Stigma, Suburbs, Public housing.

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