Household Mobility in America

Brian Joseph Gillespie is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University, USA.  He has published research in a variety of social science journals on topics related to family, the life course, and interpersonal relationships using quantitative and qualitative methods.

• 1. Defining and Theorizing about Household Mobility.- 2. Historical and Recent Trends in American Mobility.- 3. Characteristics of the Mobile Population.- 4. Household Mobility Decisions and Location Choice.- 5. Individual- and Family-Level Mobility Effects.- 6. Mobility Effects and Cumulative Mobility Contexts.- 7. Spatial and Community Consequences.- 8. Policy Initiatives, Programs, and Praxis.