Miriam Ben-Yoseph – författare

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 globalizationthe opportunities and critical success factors for work and career in the homethe complexities and restrictions of convent life as homehow 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 homethe cultural constructions surrounding the ambiguous lyrics of “Sweet Home Chicago”the role of childhood immigration in the construction of self-identitythe relationship between country of origin and the ability to create a sense of home in other countries and culturesthe recreation of home in diverse places by the nomad, who carries home as an essential psychological belonging withinPsychological, 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.

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 globalizationthe opportunities and critical success factors for work and career in the homethe complexities and restrictions of convent life as homehow 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 homethe cultural constructions surrounding the ambiguous lyrics of “Sweet Home Chicago”the role of childhood immigration in the construction of self-identitythe relationship between country of origin and the ability to create a sense of home in other countries and culturesthe recreation of home in diverse places by the nomad, who carries home as an essential psychological belonging withinPsychological, 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.

Explores the universal longing for home, illuminated through the essays, poetry, and fiction of forty Jewish women writers from around the world.In this remarkable collection of essays, stories, and poems, Jewish women writers from around the world offer diverse perspectives on the idea of home. The longing for home is as ancient as the exile from Eden, and for the thirty-nine writers showcased in this anthology, the struggle to find and redefine home has been intensified by history, the Holocaust, and the diverse cultural, political, and religious contexts in which they live and write. Together, they explore the many natures and meanings of home: home as a place one is born to and sometimes forced to leave; home as a place one can journey toward or create; home as an abstract composite of memories, emotions, and rituals. Some of these writers contend with exile and anti-Semitism, others examine the mixed blessings of sheltered childhoods, and all confront memories in which the historical and personal are intertwined. Their range of perspectives and their personal approaches to a universal concern make Where We Find Ourselves a compelling read for students, scholars, and all who seek to understand what it means to be home.