Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem - People, Care and Work in the Home

Introducing novel theoretical, empirical, and practical investigations with case studies from the UK, Europe, South America, and South East Asia, the book offers a novel global outlook on how contemporary homes are facing genuine challenges from operational, economic, spatial, social, and wellbeing perspectives.

The changing demographics of our modern society have inevitably impacted the dynamics and relationships within the home from being personal and private to that of multiple work relationships; domestic work, care for older people, or supporting people with special needs. Whilst the home is a concept universally experienced, permeating every aspect of our lives, it remains an entity whose influence on health and wellbeing is poorly understood.

This book brings together 17 different contributions from scholars, researchers, and practitioners from different disciplinary and professional backgrounds including three feature articles by leading figures, such as Lord Best and Baroness Hollins. The chapters are organised within three parts that look at the triangle of people + work + care in the home. At a time when homes are increasingly becoming local hubs for care and wellbeing, this volume is a critical and useful addition to current literature in the social sciences, humanities, economics, culture, care, and wellbeing in the domestic sphere.

Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem is Professor of Architecture and Director of the Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Global Heritage (CAUGH) at Nottingham Trent University. He is the 2014 recipient of the IASTEs Jeffrey Cook Award and author to numerous publications and books on the homes socio-spatial domains.

Antonio Argandoa is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Business Ethics, IESE Business School. He has taught in the Universities of Barcelona, Mlaga, and Navarre. He has published numerous books and articles on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and the home and family issues, including, The Home: Multidisciplinary Reflections (2018).

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People, Care and Work in the Home

Edited by Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem and Antonio Argandona

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Names: Abdelmonem, M. Gamal, editor. | Argandona Ramiz, Antonio, editor.

Title: People, care and work in the home / edited by Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem and Antonio Argandona.

Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. | Series: Routledge advances in sociology | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020002513 (print) | LCCN 2020002514 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367422998 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367495022 (paperback) | ISBN 9780367823351 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: HousingSocial aspectsCase studies. | HousingEconomic aspectsCase studies. | Home care servicesCase studies.

Classification: LCC HD7287 .P455 2020 (print) | LCC HD7287 (ebook) | DDC 640dc23

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