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Acts of homemaking: materiell antropologi och hemskapande för unga vuxna i Stockholm

Wellander, Douglas LU (2022) SANK02 20221
Social Anthropology
Abstract
This thesis tries to answer how acts of homemaking can manifest with regard to four young adults in an urban environment. The paper takes a closer look at how the material takes form to create meaningful and concrete ways of navigating an uncertain landscape of adulthood in Stockholm, Sweden. Through the understandings of material culture made possible by Daniel Miller, Anat Hecht, Bodil Birkebæk Olesen, and Gernot Böhme this study attempts a recount of informant's respective acts of homemaking. By looking at objects in domestic surroundings and the relationships these confer informants find themselves constructing worlds within different objectives, some of which are unknown to themselves. Furthermore, I argue that the way their material... (More)
This thesis tries to answer how acts of homemaking can manifest with regard to four young adults in an urban environment. The paper takes a closer look at how the material takes form to create meaningful and concrete ways of navigating an uncertain landscape of adulthood in Stockholm, Sweden. Through the understandings of material culture made possible by Daniel Miller, Anat Hecht, Bodil Birkebæk Olesen, and Gernot Böhme this study attempts a recount of informant's respective acts of homemaking. By looking at objects in domestic surroundings and the relationships these confer informants find themselves constructing worlds within different objectives, some of which are unknown to themselves. Furthermore, I argue that the way their material world is perceived has clear implications for their overall well-being and sense of self. (Less)
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author
Wellander, Douglas LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Acts of homemaking: material anthropology and homemaking by young adults in Stockholm
course
SANK02 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
acts of home making, material culture, social anthropology, material anthropology, dwelling, home as process, agency of the home, Daniel Miller
language
Swedish
id
9074322
date added to LUP
2022-02-02 00:23:58
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2022-02-02 00:23:58
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  abstract     = {{This thesis tries to answer how acts of homemaking can manifest with regard to four young adults in an urban environment. The paper takes a closer look at how the material takes form to create meaningful and concrete ways of navigating an uncertain landscape of adulthood in Stockholm, Sweden. Through the understandings of material culture made possible by Daniel Miller, Anat Hecht, Bodil Birkebæk Olesen, and Gernot Böhme this study attempts a recount of informant's respective acts of homemaking. By looking at objects in domestic surroundings and the relationships these confer informants find themselves constructing worlds within different objectives, some of which are unknown to themselves. Furthermore, I argue that the way their material world is perceived has clear implications for their overall well-being and sense of self.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Acts of homemaking: materiell antropologi och hemskapande för unga vuxna i Stockholm}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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