Homes Flashcards
What is shelter?
A material structure
What is hearth?
Warm and relaxtion; comfort zone
What is heart?
Where you find mutual support and affection
What is privacy?
A place ot your own where you are in control
What are roots?
Identity and emotional connection, where we identify ourselves with
What is an abode?
An unfixed location
What is paradise?
A sancuary or fantasy space; perfect
So, what is a home then?
A place of your own or a place where you find yourself owning and controlling a space; produces a feeling or normality
What does a home symbolise for people?
Status, wealth, emotional feelings
How has gender affected our visions of homes with women mostly not working until recently?
Homes are a space of unpaid production (social, raising kids) where workplaces are spaces of paid production (factories)
How did homes change with the idea of “nuclear families” post world war 2?
Green space became more common for women to garden as they were more alligned with nature than men. This was the rise of the suburbs.
What were greenbelt-townhomes?
Homes equipped with activities and features for stay-at-home women in the suburbs
How have homes and privacy affected women in the context of violence?
Women have reported domestic assault in their homes, however, the number is inaccurate and underreported because of social stigma
Describe homelessness in Vancouver and what is the cause of it
Mental illness, trauma, substance abuse and unaffordable housing are responsible for homelessness in Vancouver. Mixed with an increasing individualistic attitude, Vancouver ignores and allows people who go homeless!
What is “need” in a housing context?
Something we instinctively need to survive
