FCS 3630 - Home Environments and Material Culture

Physical and material environments of the home as contexts in which individuals lives, family relationships, rules, and rituals are embedded and in process from which meaning is derived and exchanged; how individuals and families appropriate, personalize, and use space, furnishings, objects, and artifacts in homes and families; deep study of sense of "place," and meaning of home and things in the home; impact of home design and placement on individuals and families.