Mexico's housing policies and institutions have focused on increasing the housing supply over the past 50 years. Despite this, most of the population has been unable to afford it and has been forced to fend for themselves through self-construction in socially produced neighborhoods. This research compares the difference between inhabiting a "turn-key" house provided by the state and a self-constructed house through the lens of appropriation and its effects on identity and place attachment that evidence the co-constitutive nature of the house/resident dynamic. As case studies, thirty houses were analyzed in six neighborhoods, three state-financed and three socially produced. The empirical data collected through the qualitative study was structured through the development of a theoretical model called "dwelling by appropriation" that attempts to describe the practices surrounding the appropriation of the home. The research found that individuals who construct their own homes are prouder of them, more satisfied with them, have a higher sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy, and are more trusting of their neighbors as they are in control of critical decisions regarding their living environment.

过去 50 年来，墨西哥的住房政策和机构一直致力于增加住房供应。尽管如此，大多数人还是无力承担，被迫在社会生产的社区中进行自我建设，自力更生。本研究通过占用的视角比较了居住由国家提供的“交钥匙”房屋和自建房屋之间的差异及其对身份和地方依恋的影响，证明了房屋/居民动态的共同构成性质。作为案例研究，我们分析了六个社区的三十栋房屋，其中三栋是国家资助的，三栋是社会生产的。通过定性研究收集的经验数据是通过开发一个名为“挪用住宅”的理论模型来构建的，该模型试图描述围绕房屋挪用的实践。研究发现，建造自己的房屋的人对自己的房屋感到更自豪、更满意、有更高的自尊感和自我效能感，并且更信任邻居，因为他们可以控制有关自己房屋的关键决策。生活环境。