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Home and Work: Negotiating Boundaries through Everyday Life
Christena E. Nippert-Eng
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Description for Home and Work: Negotiating Boundaries through Everyday Life
Paperback. This text explores the intricacies and implications of how people draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," it examines the symbolic value of objects and actions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
This text explores the intricacies and implications of how people draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," it examines the ways people sculpt the boundaries between home and work. With sensitivity to the symbolic value of objects and actions, the author explores the meaning of clothing, wallets, lunches and vacations, and the places and ways in which we engage our family, friends, and co-workers. Commuting habits are also revealing, showing how the transition between home and work "selves" is made ... Read more
This text explores the intricacies and implications of how people draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," it examines the ways people sculpt the boundaries between home and work. With sensitivity to the symbolic value of objects and actions, the author explores the meaning of clothing, wallets, lunches and vacations, and the places and ways in which we engage our family, friends, and co-workers. Commuting habits are also revealing, showing how the transition between home and work "selves" is made ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
343
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226581460
SKU
V9780226581460
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