The Politics of Home [electronic resource] : Belonging and Nostalgia in Europe and the United States /
Duyvendak, J.author.
This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- A homesick world? -- Why feeling at home matters -- Losing home at home : When men and women feel more at home at work -- New ways of home-making : feeling at home in the community? -- Feeling at home in the nation? Understanding Dutch nostalgia -- Conclusion : inclusive ways of feeling at home? -- Bibliography.
This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'.
Sociology.
Families.
Families—Social aspects.
Social policy.
Political sociology.
Anthropology.
Gender Studies.
Sociology, general.
Family.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Political Sociology.
Anthropology.