Full Description
Originally published in 1982, Housing and Identity: Cross-Cultural Perspectives represents an attempt by scholars in a number of different disciplines to bring a common social-psychological perspective to bear on the study of the house and its relation to the self and the nature of the social order. The house, it is argued, is an extremely important aspect of the built environment, embodying not only personal meanings but expressing and maintaining the ideology of prevailing social orders. The essays draw upon material from a wide variety of intellectual, cultural and historical contexts.
Contents
List of Tables and Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction James S. Duncan 2. Identity and Environment: A Cross-Cultural Perspective Amos Rapoport 3. From Container of Women to Status Symbol: The Impact of Social Structure on the Meaning of the House James S. Duncan 4. Home Ownership and Identity in Capitalist Societies John Agnew 5. Home Ownership and Social Theory Nancy G. Duncan 6. The House as an Expression of Social Worlds Gerry Pratt 7. Women, Home and Status Bonnie Loyd 8. The Place of Old Age: The Meaning of Housing for Old People Edward Steinfeld. Notes on Contributors. Index.
