Psychological, political, and cultural meanings of home

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Title:

Author:

Hart, Mechthild U. (Mechthild Ursula), 1948-

ISBN:

9780789027276

9780789027283

Publication Information:

New York : Haworth, c2005.

Physical Description:

152 p. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

"Co-published simultaneously as Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, volume 30, numbers 1/2 2005."

Contents:

Introduction : shifting meanings of home / Mechthild Hart, Miriam Ben-Yoseph -- Facing aliens under globalization : changing meanings of home for Taiwanese employers of foreign domestics / Shu-Ju Ada Cheng -- Home as a locus of work and career / Lisa K. Gundry -- Convents as homes / Enrique Alberto Arias -- Where love flies free : women, home, and writing in Cook County Jail / Ann Folwell Stanford -- In the absence of home : the meaning of homelessness / Susanne M. Dumbleton -- Land of California? : the ambiguities of "Sweet Home Chicago" / John Kimsey -- The long road home : migratory experience and the construction of the self / Frida Kerner Furman -- Longing for home : displacement, memory and identity / Miriam Ben-Yoseph -- The nomad at home / Mechthild Hart.

Abstract:

"Psychological, Political, and Cultural Meanings of Home brings a unique multidisciplinary, multicultural approach to address the interconnection of diverse experiences with the meanings of home. Filled with useful insights from respected authorities, this book shows you that the meanings of home can be incredibly varied, especially when viewed in the context of community psychology and social work."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Home.

Home -- Psychological aspects.

Home -- Political aspects.

Home -- Social aspects.

Added Author:

Hart, Mechthild U. (Mechthild Ursula), 1948-

Ben-Yoseph, Miriam.

Added Uniform Title:

Journal of prevention & intervention in the community.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005003997.html

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Discover different dimensions of the meaning of home across political, cultural, and geographic boundaries!

Psychological, Political, and Cultural Meanings of Home brings a unique multidisciplinary, multicultural approach to address the interconnection of diverse experiences with the meaning of home. Filled with useful insights from respected authorities, this book shows you that the meaning of home can be incredibly varied, especially when viewed in the context of community psychology and social work. Explore the multiple facets of the meaning of "home," and discover how our personal, professional, cultural, and political background contributes to how we envision or experience home.

From physical dwellings such as a convent or a prison, through political frameworks that confirm or challenge the status quo, on through the related meanings of home that cross cultural and geographical boundaries, Psychological, Political, and Cultural Meanings of Home presents an added dimension of what home truly can be. You will learn that home is a volatile mix of yearning and loss, of being at home or searching for it, and that this very mix is the framework that reflects each differing belief.

With Psychological, Political, and Cultural Meanings of Home you'll explore:
the changing meanings of home for Taiwanese employers of foreign domestics under globalization
the opportunities and critical success factors for work and career in the home
the complexities and restrictions of convent life as home
how women detainees in a large urban county jail form altered definitions of "home"
how novelists can give a powerful voice to the homeless by creating an inner image that contains all essential elements of home
the cultural constructions surrounding the ambiguous lyrics of "Sweet Home Chicago"
the role of childhood immigration in the construction of self-identity
the relationship between country of origin and the ability to create a sense of home in other countries and cultures
the recreation of home in diverse places by the nomad, who carries home as an essential psychological belonging within Psychological, Political, and Cultural Meanings of Home is a fascinating, eye-opening book for those in community studies, psychology, sociology, culture studies, literature, and women's studies.