At home
Subtitle: an anthropology of domestic space
By: edited by Irene Cieraad ; with a foreword by John Rennie Short.
Contributors: Cieraad, Irene.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Space, place, and society
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Syracuse
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Human territoriality; Home; Spatial behavior; Domestic relations
Description: In a volume that brings together a wide range of disciplines - art history, sociology, architecture, cultural anthropology, and environmental psychology - Irene Cieraad presents a collection of articles that focuses on the practices and symbolism of domestic space in Western society.

These essays go beyond the discussion of conventional issues such as aesthetics and social standing. At Home takes an in-depth anthropological look at how different cultures use their homes as a visual model of the culture's social structure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-171) and index.