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Sociology of home : belonging, community, and place in the Canadian context  Cover Image Book Book

Sociology of home : belonging, community, and place in the Canadian context / edited by Gillian Anderson, Joseph G. Moore, and Laura Suski.

Anderson, Gillian, 1972- (Added Author). Suski, Laura, 1968- (Added Author). Moore, Joseph G., 1966- (Added Author).

Summary:

"The spaces we inhabit and call home exact a profound influence on our public and private lives. This original collection is the first to explore sociological analyses of home in Canada, drawing upon studies of family, urban and rural communities, and migration and immigration to interrogate the idea of home as a powerful site of identity, community, and belonging. Organized into three parts, the text examines how we conceive of home at the levels of personal homemaking, neighborhood community, and political ecology. The authors, both new and established scholars, address the diversity of homes and lived experiences across Canada, from apartment dwellers in downtown Vancouver to a remote Inuit community in Nunavut. The edited collection looks at contemporary housing phenomena such as "tiny homes" and condos, considers historical case studies, and includes chapters on youth homelessness and homemaking in marginalized communities. A unique contribution to the field, Sociology of Home draws upon a plurality of standpoints, including gendered, class-based, racialized, and Indigenous voices. This engaging text is an ideal resource for sociology students enrolled in courses on home, community, family, urban sociology, environment, gender, and social inequality, and will be of interest to anyone who seeks to investigate home as an important symbolic and material construct."-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781551309392 (pbk)
  • Physical Description: viii, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Scholars' Press, 2016.

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General Note:
CatMonthString:january.17
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Dwellings > Social aspects > Canada.
Canada > Social conditions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lansdowne Library GT 228 S62 2016 (Text) 26040003197882 Main Collection Volume hold Available -


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