The Stuff of Family Life : : how our Homes Reflect our Lives
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Families, home spaces, and objects : welcome mats and windows -- From childhood to adulthood : stuffed animals, blankets, and wall posters -- Couplehood : love letters and beds -- Parents and children : family photo albums and LEGO bricks -- Gender and household division of labor : toolboxes and spices -- Home and paid work intersections : work bags and calendars -- Separated families : sofa beds, laptops, and cell phones -- Beyond single (nuclear) families : dining tables and dishes -- Families, homes, and social change : toilets and showers -- Epilogue : spatial, material, and social boundaries for families : fences and pathways.
The Stuff of Family Life looks at the changing world of families through a unique examination of their stuff. The book takes readers through phases of family life, examining our choices about spaces and objects.
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PUBLISHED
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: xii, 225 pages ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781442254794
1442254793
SUBJECTS
Families.
Domestic space.
House furnishings -- Psychological aspects.
Personal belongings -- Psychological aspects.