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"Trailer Trash" Stigma and Belonging in Florida Mobile Home Parks
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Abstract In the United States, residents of mobile homes and mobile home communities are faced with cultural stigmatization regarding their places of living. While common, the "trailer trash" stigma, an example of both housing and neighborhood/territorial stigma, has been understudied in contemporary researc... view more
In the United States, residents of mobile homes and mobile home communities are faced with cultural stigmatization regarding their places of living. While common, the "trailer trash" stigma, an example of both housing and neighborhood/territorial stigma, has been understudied in contemporary research. Through a range of discursive strategies, many subgroups within this larger population manage to successfully distance themselves from the stigma and thereby render it inconsequential (Kusenbach, 2009). But what about those residents - typically white, poor, and occasionally lacking in stability - who do not have the necessary resources to accomplish this? This article examines three typical responses by low-income mobile home residents - here called resisting, downplaying, and perpetuating - leading to different outcomes regarding residents’ sense of community belonging. The article is based on the analysis of over 150 qualitative interviews with mobile home park residents conducted in West Central Florida between 2005 and 2010.... view less
Keywords
housing conditions; stigmatization; self-esteem; self-image; qualitative interview; identity; type of housing; residential behavior; alternative; United States of America
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Free Keywords
Florida; belonging; mobile homes; territorial stigma
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 66-75
Journal
Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 1
Issue topic
New Research on Housing and Territorial Stigma
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed