ABSTRACT
Housing reflects both profound inequalities and mechanisms of differentiation. Like clothing, the place where we live illustrates our standard of living. The location of a dwelling and its furnishings, the building frontage, and the appearance of the street contribute to producing value judgements about the people who live in these places. The process of differentiation through housing designates people as less accessible or even less employable than others. This game of symbolic attribution reinforces economic inequalities.
