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Technology, Culture, Family

Influences on Home Life

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Elizabeth B. Silva

    1. The Open University, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 1-9

  3. Relations

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 10-29

  4. Homes and Selves

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 30-51

  5. Time

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 52-75

  6. Cooking

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 76-97

  7. Cleaning

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 98-121

  8. Consuming and Caring

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 122-139

  9. Domestic Dilemmas

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 140-160

  10. Sexual Lives

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 161-179

  11. Conclusions

    • Elizabeth B. Silva
    Pages 180-190

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 191-225
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About this book

This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life.

Reviews

'...such a collection of rich qualitative case studies provides a valuable teaching resource especially for those researching issues surrounding the role of technology in everyday life and the situated context of the home. The book is essential reading for students and researchers in the field.' - International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology

'I would recommend this book to anyone interested in home life' - European Cultural Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Open University, UK

    Elizabeth B. Silva

About the author

ELIZABETH B. SILVA is Professor of Sociology at the Open University, UK, a member of the Economic and Social Research Centre on Socio-Cultural Change and of the Centre for Citizenship, Identity and Governance in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Open University. Her publications include Culture, Class, Distinction (co-authored), Cultural Analysis and Bourdieu's Legacy (co-edited), Contemporary Culture and Everyday Life (co-edited) and various journal articles on cultural capital, everyday life, gender, visual art and qualitative methods.

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