Consumerism in College Housing: An Empirical Analysis of Litigation.

Gehring, Donald D.; Dey, Sukhen

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ERIC Number: EJ296524

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Consumerism in College Housing: An Empirical Analysis of Litigation.

Gehring, Donald D.; Dey, Sukhen

Journal of College Student Personnel, v24 n6 p502-07 Nov 1983

Used college housing litigation as a data base to determine if a shift took place in campus housing after 1968 from constitutionalism to consumerism. Analyses of the data indicated that consumerism in the form of litigation to remedy unrealized expectations or perceived injustices has significantly increased in college housing. (LLL)

Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Housing, College Students, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Student Rights

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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