Factors influencing housing needs of women industrial workers in Surabaya : a socio psychological approach | |
| Author | Lilianny Sigit Arifin |
| Call Number | AIT DISS. no. UE-02-04 |
| Subject(s) | Housing--Indonesia--Surabaya Women employees--Housing--Indonesia--Surabaya |
| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study addresses the housing needs of migrated women industrial workers in Surabaya, Indonesia. The overall question is how perceives needs in housing and housing related decisions are influenced by a) social norms and roles in the village which the women come from, b) the urban environment to which they have migrated, and c) social interaction in their new place of residence. A socio-psychological approach has been applied, and has enabled the researcher to describe and explain in great detail the workers' perceptions about aspects of their housing - through accounts of their everyday experiences as member of their family in the left village and as member of the worker society in the city. The characteristics of women industrial workers have been explored by analysis at both the individual and societal level. The study has identified several factors that affect the housing needs and decisions of women industrial workers, and thereby identified the type of housing that meets these women's perceived needs. The study has found that specific characteristics of workers influence their housing needs and decisions much more than do price and location. At general level, these characteristics are expressed through three general role categories: young single daughter, rural-urban migrant and independent income earner. These categories reflect and embed aspects of women's rural background and their present urban base, in various combinations. The women industrial workers are young single daughters who have to meet the expectations of their family, and their future is clear: they will become wives and mothers. As part of the urban society, the young single daughters also feel the pressures and expectations of the urban world. They are highly concerned about their appearance, and for this reason buy clothes and make-up. The women industrial workers are rural-urban migrants. Almost all the studied women had come from their village and had migrated to the city to find a job there. They had moved at a young age, while they are still unmarried. As rural-urban migrants in a new, unfamiliar environment, they try to re-create the family and rural community environment in the city by selecting particular rental rooms on specific terms. The women workers are also independent income earners, earning substantial amounts of money in rural terms. The money gives them power which young women and daughters in the village do not have. This does and will continue to influence their social and economic behaviour, also relating to housing. The research has also demonstrated the applicability and integrity of the sociopsychological approach in understanding the complex needs of migrated women industrial workers. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Dale, Reidar |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe;Zimmerman, Willi;Perera, L.A.S Ranjith |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Ecumenical Scholarship Program;Germany Petra Christian University, Indonesia |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |