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Zusatztext '...such a collection of rich qualitative case studies provides a valuable teaching resource especially for those researching issues surrounding the role of technology in everyday life and the situated context of the home. The book is essential reading for students and researchers in the field.' - International Journal of Gender! Science and Technology 'I would recommend this book to anyone interested in home life' - European Cultural Studies Informationen zum Autor ELIZABETH B. SILVA is Professor of Sociology at the Open University, UK, a member of the Economic and Social Research Centre on Socio-Cultural Change and of the Centre for Citizenship, Identity and Governance in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Open University. Her publications include Culture, Class, Distinction (co-authored), Cultural Analysis and Bourdieu's Legacy (co-edited), Contemporary Culture and Everyday Life (co-edited) and various journal articles on cultural capital, everyday life, gender, visual art and qualitative methods. Klappentext This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life. Zusammenfassung This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Relations Homes and Selves Time Cooking Cleaning Consuming and Caring Domestic Dilemmas Sexual Lives Conclusions Appendix 1 - Methodological Choices Appendix 2 – Profile of Participants Bibliography...
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Relations Homes and Selves Time Cooking Cleaning Consuming and Caring Domestic Dilemmas Sexual Lives Conclusions Appendix 1 - Methodological Choices Appendix 2 - Profile of Participants Bibliography
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'...such a collection of rich qualitative case studies provides a valuable teaching resource especially for those researching issues surrounding the role of technology in everyday life and the situated context of the home. The book is essential reading for students and researchers in the field.' - International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology
'I would recommend this book to anyone interested in home life' - European Cultural Studies
