Stuff of Family Life - How Our Homes Reflect Our Lives

Does putting your phone on the dinner table impact your relationships? How does the TV placement in your home affect your family? 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.

List of contents

Chapter 1:
Families, Home Spaces, and Objects: Welcome Mats and Plumbing Pipes

Chapter 2:
From Childhood to Adulthood: Stuffed Animals, Blankets, and Wall Posters

Chapter 3:
Couplehood: Love Letters and Beds

Chapter 4:
Parents and Children: Family Photo Albums and LEGO Bricks

Chapter 5:
Gender and Household Division of Labor: Tool Boxes and Spices

Chapter 6:
Home and Paid Work Intersections: Work Bags and Calendars

Chapter 7:
Separated Families: Sofabeds, Laptops, and Cell Phones

Chapter 8:
Beyond Single (Nuclear) Families: Dining Tables and Dishes

Chapter 9:
Families, Homes, and Social Change: Toilets and Showers

Epilogue
Spatial, Material, and Social Boundaries for Families: Fences and Pathways

About the author

Michelle Janning is professor of sociology at Whitman College. As a board member of the Council on Contemporary Families, she specializes in family and gender studies and cultural sociology. Her work has been published in sources such as the Journal of Family Issues and the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, and she has been quoted in media such as Women's Health and Real Simple.

Summary

Does putting your phone on the dinner table impact your relationships? How does the TV placement in your home affect your family? 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.

Product details

• Authors: Michelle Janning
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781442254794
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5479-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Sociology: family & relationships, Family & relationships, Family & relationships: advice & issues, Sociology & anthropology, contemporary family;domestic life;relationships;technology