House, home and society
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House, home and society
Macmillan Education , Palgrave, 2016
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 161-173
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Issues around houses and homes reflect and inform our social, cultural and political worlds, from the subprime market and the financial crisis to social mobility and gender roles. Critically exploring key theories and cutting-edge debates, this text examines home in a global context for students across sociology, human geography and urban studies.
Table of Contents
1. House, Home and Society
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Housing
3. The Meaning of Home
4. The Household, Gender, and Sexuality
5. The Loss of Home
6. Domestic Criminology: Crime, Harm and Victimisation in the Home
7. Home Economics
8. Housing, State and Market
9. Housing, Class and Spatial Divisions
10. Space, Place and Design
11. The Home in a Global Context
12. Conclusion: Houses, Homes and Societies.
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