Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience: The Social Organization of Normality

by Elizabeth Shove

Book Overview

Over the past few generations, expectations of comfort, cleanliness and convenience have altered radically, but these dramatic changes have largely gone unnoticed. This intriguing book brings together the sociology of consumption and technology to investigate the evolution of these changes, as well the social meaning of the practices themselves. Homes, offices, domestic appliances and clothes play a crucial role in our lives, but not many of us question...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859736300
• ISBN13: 9781859736302
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 10.3"