House, home and society / Rowland Atkinson (Professor, University of Sheffield, UK), Keith Jacobs (Professor, University of Tasmania, Australia).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Rowland, author.

Jacobs, Keith, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing.

Housing policy.

Housing--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

vii, 178 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave, 2016.

Summary:

How are contemporary social divisions reinforced through the housing system? How should we understand problems of migration and household displacement? How do gender, sexuality and work shape the experience of the home? This text explores how sociologists should confront many of the most pressing housing issues and related political questions today. With the knowledge that housing debt was key to the most recent global economic crisis, we now understand better than ever how homes are part of the architecture of our economies and - ultimately- of governments' strategies favouring certain social groups while excluding others. Rowland Atkinson and Keith Jacobs offer the first comprehensive overview of a sociology of both housing and the home. They consider the often neglected analysis of housing systems while arguing that the daily centrality of the home places it at an important intersection between theories of the self, society and the state. House, Home and Society equips readers with an international perspective that recognises the range of housing, households and everyday domestic experience today. Cutting across disciplines, this innovative and thought-provoking text is relevant to students and researchers in sociology, geography, politics and beyond. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 House, Home and Society 1

2 Theoretical Perspectives on Housing 16

3 The Meaning of Home 32

4 The Household, Gender and Sexuality 46

5 The Loss of Home 56

6 Domestic Criminology: Crime, Harm and Victimization in the Home 72

7 Home Economics 83

8 Housing, State and Market 97

9 Housing, Class and Spatial Divisions 110

10 Space, Place and Design 129

11 The Home in a Global Context 140

12 Conclusion: Houses, Homes and Societies 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index.

ISBN:

1137294035

9781137294036

1137294027

9781137294029

OCLC:

948775433