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The stuff of family life : how our homes reflect our lives / Michelle Janning.
- Title
- The stuff of family life : how our homes reflect our lives / Michelle Janning.
- Author
- Janning, Michelle Yvonne
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HQ734 .J347 2017 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 225 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Families, home spaces, and objects : welcome mats and windows -- From childhood to adulthood : stuffed animals, blankets, and wall posters -- Couplehood : love letters and beds -- Parents and children : family photo albums and LEGO bricks -- Gender and household division of labor : toolboxes and spices -- Home and paid work intersections : work bags and calendars -- Separated families : sofa beds, laptops, and cell phones -- Beyond single (nuclear) families : dining tables and dishes -- Families, homes, and social change : toilets and showers -- Epilogue : spatial, material, and social boundaries for families : fences and pathways.
- ISBN
- 9781442254794
- 1442254793
- LCCN
- ^^2016058386
- OCLC
- 966971447
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library