| Home Truths: Gender, Domestic Objects and Everyday Life Contributor(s): Pink, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859736912 ISBN-13: 9781859736913 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Homes are defined by smells, sounds, textures and objects, all of which reflect how people live their everyday lives. From spray-painting the wall to relaxing in the bath, the products we use speak volumes about who we are. "Home Truths" explores material and sensory spaces of the home to uncover how gender roles are performed. Sarah Pink shows how everyday items ranging from perfumes to soap powder imprint and reinforce daily experiences and identity. How has the home been affected by the fact that more women now work and more men spend time engaged in domestic tasks? How do more traditional family-centered homes compare with those belonging to diverse family forms and people living alone? What does a study of domestic gender tell us about how change occurs? Answering these questions and many more, "Home Truths" shows how everyday activities can be deeply revealing of gender roles in the twenty first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Anthropology - General - House & Home | Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing |
| Dewey: 392.36 |
| LCCN: 2004020620 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Homes are powerfully defined by smells, sounds, textures and objects, all of which reflect how people live their everyday lives. From spray-painting the toilet wall to relaxing in the bath, the products we use speak volumes about who we are, how we relate to others and who we want to be.Based on extensive fieldwork, this fascinating book explores the intimate, material and sensory spaces of the home to uncover how gender roles are performed within our personal, private worlds. Pink shows how everyday items ranging from perfumes to soap powder imprint and reinforce daily experiences and a sense of identity. How has the home been affected by the fact that more and more women now go to work and increasingly more men spend time engaged in domestic tasks? How do more traditional family-centred homes compare with those belonging to diverse family forms and people living alone? What does a study of domestic gender tell us about how change occurs? Answering these questions and many more, Pink combines the most recent approaches in gender studies and material culture to show how everyday activities can be deeply revealing of gender roles in the 21st century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pink, Sarah: - Sarah Pink is Professor of Media and Communication at RMIT University, Australia. |