Synopsis

This unit looks at the way people identify and become attached to places, buildings and objects. It also analyses how this attachment can impact on personal well-being. Understanding this is important in assessing the care people of all ages need and how this care should be delivered.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Learning outcomes
1 Attachment to place
1.2.1 Positive and negative meanings
1.2.2 A place for possessions
1.2.3 Place and identity
1.2.4 Places and spaces as resources
1.3.1 The impact of surroundings
1.3.2 Change on a daily basis: shared childcare
1.3.3 Change on a daily basis: shared care for the elderly
1.3.4 Change on a daily basis: Day unit care
1.3.5 Coping with relocation
1.3.6 Relocation: acceptance
1.3.7 Models of adjustment
Next steps
References
Acknowledgements

 

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