rather than concentrated in the family. Schorr
also pointed to housing as a symbolic extension
of one’s self. Housing is a symbol of status
and achievement and affects how people
perceive themselves and are perceived by others.
Expectations and aspirations are colored
by what a family has and what seems practical.
Poor housing and neighborhood environment
may lead to pessimism and passivity,
chronic stress, and a state of dissatisfaction.
Gunnar Myrdal in 1944 said that “any common
sense evaluation will tell us that the causation
in part goes from poor housing to bad
moral, mental and physical health.”