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.

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'...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

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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.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Technology, Culture, Family
Book Subtitle: Influences on Home Life
Authors: Elizabeth B. Silva
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230297029
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-54548-9Published: 28 July 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36101-4Published: 01 January 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29702-9Published: 28 July 2010
Series ISSN: 2731-6440
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6459
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 225
Topics: Family, Sociology, general, Nature Conservation, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Anthropology, Social Structure, Social Inequality

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