“Not Just an Apartment Building”: Residents’ Quality of Life in a Social Housing Co-operative

Auteurs-es

  • Luc Theriault University of New Brunswick
  • Andre Leclerc Université de Moncton
  • Angela Eileen Wisniewski Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick
  • Omer Chouinard Université de Moncton
  • Gilles Martin Université de Moncton

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.22230/cjnser.2010v1n1a11

Mots-clés :

Housing, Quality of life, Co-operative, Low-income, Non-elderly singles / Logement, Qualité de vie, Coopérative, Faible revenu, Célibataires d’âge actif

Résumé

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to examine the impact that two social housing complexes have had on their residents' quality of life. These two complexes, known as Tannery Court Co-operative Ltd., target a specific segment of the affordable housing market: non-elderly singles. A mixed-methods approach was used to assess the quality of life of residents. The data collection strategy used semi-structured interviews conducted with the help of a questionnaire. A total of 43 interviews were completed at the two building sites. Analysis of interview and questionnaire data identified six areas of improvement in residents' quality of life. These are life in general (an overarching dimension), housing (the focus of the Tannery Court intervention), neighbourhood (including safety and appearance), food, self-confidence (an enabling dimension for future development of projects and goals among the residents), and financial situation (a key dimension because of its multiple impacts on other aspects of life).

 

RÉSUMÉ

L'objectif de cette recherche était d'évaluer l'impact des deux complexes de logements coopératifs Tannery Court sur la qualité de vie des résidants. Ces complexes ciblent un segment particulier du marché du logement social, les célibataires d'âge actif et vivant en deçà du seuil de la pauvreté. Cette étude utilise une méthodologie mixte pour évaluer la situation et la qualité de vie des résidants. La stratégie de cueillette de données s'appuie sur des entrevues semi-dirigées effectuées à l'aide d'un questionnaire. Au total, nous avons complété 43 entrevues. Six aspects de la qualité de vie se sont améliorés de façon significative. Il s'agit de la vie en général (une dimension globale), le logement (l'objectif premier visé par l'équipe de Tannery Court), le quartier de résidence (dimensions importantes de la localisation d'un complexe comme la sécurité et l'apparence) la confiance en soi (une dimension clé pour le développement futur de projets et d'objectifs pour les résidants), la nourriture (en raison de l'accès à des électroménagers) et la situation financière (une dimension majeure étant donné son impact sur les autres composantes de la vie).


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Bibliographies de l'auteur-e

Luc Theriault, University of New Brunswick

Luc Thériault holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto.  He
is Professor of Sociology at the
University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.Email:luct@unb.ca

Andre Leclerc, Université de Moncton

André Leclerc holds a PhD in Economics from Université Laval.  He is Professor of Economics at the Edmundston campus of the Université de Moncton and the holder of the Chaire des caisses populaires acadiennes en gestion des coopératives. Email: andre.leclerc@UMCE.CA

Angela Eileen Wisniewski, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

PhD Candidate, Sociology

Omer Chouinard, Université de Moncton

Omer Chouinard holds a PhD in Sociology from UQAM and is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Master's Program in Environmental Studies at the Université de Moncton. Email: omer.chouinard@umoncton.ca

Gilles Martin, Université de Moncton

Gilles Martin is a graduate from the Master's Program in Environmental
Studies at the Université de Moncton. Email: martingilles@hotmail.com

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