The Beijing Dream: Housing Differentiation and Experiences of Young Professional Beijingers

Hongping Lian

Housing Policy Debate, 2022, vol. 32, issue 4-5, 802-818

Abstract: Young people across many societies face considerable barriers to the transition toward independence. Moreover, young people are likely to have vastly divergent experiences and outcomes depending on their tenure. In providing a contextual analysis that gives consideration to the institutional pattern and its association with socioeconomic status, this article presents a qualitative study based on a unique data set of 83 housing stories to explore housing differentiation and homeownership among young professionals in Beijing. Drawing from an analytical framework of structural and individual abilities, this article explores how household registration, work units, marital status, and parental support affect housing differentiation. Under the superposition of structural advantages that determine homeownership accessibility and individual capacities that determine levels of housing tenure, housing differentiation is highlighted and even intensified among young professionals. The implication is that the state should focus on the structural factors to reduce the effect of housing differentiation and address housing problems for as many young people as possible.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2021.1951803

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