In the first major work to take the home as a center of analysis for global social problems, experts from a variety of fields reveal the multidimensional reality of the home and its role in societies worldwide. This unique book serves as a basis for action by proposing global legislative, political and institutional initiatives with the home in mind. The multidisciplinary and integrative approach taken by this book avoids simplistic accounts of the home, studies the value of the home, the service it offers, and its contribution to the wellbeing and prosperity of communities. Reviewing its internal functions and external relationships, the authors connect the themes of family, housing, income and wealth, community, relationships, family policies, socioeconomic setting, culture and history from across the world. Academics studying issues such as family, housing, public and social policy, sociology, urban studies and poverty will benefit from the range of insights this book offers into what the home means worldwide. Policymakers, social organizations and specialized networks working in the areas of family, education, poverty and housing will greatly benefit from the insight and breadth of this research.Contributors include: A. Argandoña, M. Bertolaso, H. Burns, A. d'Entremont, M. do Ceu Patrão Neves, E.P. Davis, R. Lastra, A. Marcos, M. Regnerus, S. Zamagni

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Utgivningsdatum2018-03-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781786436566

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Contents:ForewordBryan Sanderson, Home Renaissance FoundationForewordCarlos Cavallé, Social Trends InstituteIntroductionAntonio Argandoña1. The home: Multidisciplinary reflectionsAntonio Argandoña PART I Philosophy2. What is a home? On the intrinsic nature of a homeAlfredo Marcos and Marta Bertolaso3. Self and others: Home as a cradle of a non-violent relationshipMaria do Céu Patrão NevesPart II Health Sciences4. The impact of the home environment on children’s health and cognitive and social developmentSir Harry BurnsPART III Sociology5. Reproducing homes: Intergenerational transmission of marriage and relationship legacyMark RegnerusPART IV Economics6. The family and economic theorizingStefano Zamagni7. Pension provision, lifetime financial sustainability, care and dignity in old age: Legal and economic issuesE. Philip Davis and Rosa M. LastraPART V Geography8. Spatial relationality and domesticity: Reality and functions of the home from a human geography perspectiveAlban d’EntremontIndex

'The home is an institution at the base of society which impacts individuals' outcomes and decisions across the life course, from child developmental outcomes to work and retirement decisions. This book is a collection of contributions explaining the role that the home plays in modern society. Its multidisciplinary perspective will enable readers to enlarge their views on the concept of home wearing the hat of a geographer, economist, philosopher, sociologist and medical scientist.'--Cheti Nicoletti, University of York, UK