Homes are defined by smells, sounds, textures and objects, all of which reflect how people live their everyday lives. From spray-painting the wall to relaxing in the bath, the products we use speak volumes about who we are. Home Truths explores material and sensory spaces of the home to uncover how gender roles are performed. Sarah Pink shows how everyday items ranging from perfumes to soap powder imprint and reinforce daily experiences and identity. How has the home been affected by the fact that more women now work and more men spend time engaged in domestic tasks? How do more traditional family-centered homes compare with those belonging to diverse family forms and people living alone? What does a study of domestic gender tell us about how change occurs? Answering these questions and many more, Home Truths shows how everyday activities can be deeply revealing of gender roles in the twenty first century.
Author(s): Sarah Pink
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Berg
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 192
Tags: Антропология;Гендерная антропология;
Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Prologue: Everyday sensory lives......Page 9
1 Introduction: Changing Gender in the Sensory Home......Page 17
2 Video, Performance and Experience......Page 33
3 Theorizing Changing Gender at Home......Page 49
4 The Sensory Home......Page 69
5 The Housewife and Her World......Page 89
6 Departing from Obsession: Femininities at Home......Page 109
7 Engaging with Domestic Discovery: Masculinities at Home......Page 125
8 Conclusion: Sensory Knowledge and Creative Practices......Page 145
Bibliography......Page 157
Index......Page 167
