Abstract
The paper shows the results of a sociological research, which is related to the protection of rural dwellings. The empiric data were collected in seven villages in Hungary and Slovakia from 2005 to 2008. The text is based on the questionnaire produced in 2005 in Szendrõ (north-east Hungary, Borsod County). The interviewed respondents could choose from eight buildings, four of which they had to evaluate in detail using a semantic differential scale. The photos of the buildings represent three in today´s settlements existing architectural periods: the traditional vernacular epoch, the socialist period and the current trends. The evaluation of dwellings varies mostly by size. Today´s buildings obtained high ratings in every parameter. The typical multi-storeyed family house of the 1970s and 1980s is less suited to create an impression. The traditional vernacular dwelling achieved a medium average rating, but not performing as well as the two larger buildings. The ranking of the older socialist building with a nearly square ground plan and pyramid hip roof was in every respect the worst. There is also the analysis of a similar questionnaire, which collected attitudes in an urban environment. In Budapest the oldest buildings had the highest acceptance; however the socialist era and today´s architecture became the critic. After comparing the results of both researches a working hypothesis was formulated which suggests that the vernacular monuments in Szendrõ are in a transitional period: they are not yet able to reassure the social claims of the inhabitants and they do not yet have a value as cultural heritage.
Highlights
The importance of the question has captured considerable scientific attention up to now, but it has not yet resulted in an inclusive sociological research project concentrating on the subject
It may have seemed to be too much of a social interest to the architectural sphere, and social science does not seem to have been attracted by the possibilities of such an inquiry
2009 40 2 real estate market and the sociology of dwellings is an acknowledged field, we have no reliable information on the relation of people to the values of the built environment and its aesthetic opinions on this question
Summary
2009 40 2 real estate market and the sociology of dwellings is an acknowledged field, we have no reliable information on the relation of people to the values of the built environment and its aesthetic opinions on this question. The success of the protection of monuments depends mainly on the attitude towards this heritage of the communities that inhabit these buildings and live in these cities and villages.2 The importance of the question has captured considerable scientific attention up to now, but it has not yet resulted in an inclusive sociological research project concentrating on the subject.3 It may have seemed to be too much of a social interest to the architectural sphere, and social science does not seem to have been attracted by the possibilities of such an inquiry.
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