House, Home and Society

Zusatztext House, Home and Society provides an important sociological account of housing, the home and their intrinsic connection to one another. The text is particularly useful for students of sociology and other related social sciences disciplines … This is an excellent detailed, yet succinct, introduction to the key sociological issues around housing. Informationen zum Autor Rowland Atkinson, Keith Jacobs Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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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• Authors: Rowland Atkinson, Rowland (University of Sheffield Atkinson, Rowland Jacobs Atkinson, Dr. Keith Jacobs, Keith Jacobs, Keith (University of Tasmania Jacobs
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9781137294029
• ISBN: 978-1-137-29402-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Social Sciences, Urban Sociology, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities