3808649The Meaning of Thingshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-meaning-of-things-9781107384606/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3650953/dc94a2db-129d-4e6d-8df9-f9b9a1049cd2.jpg?v=63838568039490000013961702MXNCambridge University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>The meaning of things is a study of the significance of material possessions in contemporary urban life, and of the ways people carve meaning out of their domestic environment. Drawing on a survey of eighty families in Chicago who were interviewed on the subject of their feelings about common household objects, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Eugene Rochberg-Halton provide a unique perspective on materialism, American culture, and the self. They begin by reviewing what social scientists and philosophers have said about the transactions between people and things. In the model of personhood that the authors develop, goal-directed action and the cultivation of meaning through signs assume central importance. They then relate theoretical issues to the results of their survey. An important finding is the distinction between objects valued for action and those valued for contemplation. The authors compare families who have warm emotional attachments to their homes with those in which a common set of positive meanings is lacking, and interpret the different patterns of involvement. They then trace the cultivation of meaning in case studies of four families. Finally, the authors address what they describe as the current crisis of environmental and material exploitation, and suggest that human capacities for the creation and redirection of meaning offer the only hope for survival. A wide range of scholars - urban and family sociologists, clinical, developmental and environmental psychologists, cultural anthropologists and philosophers, and many general readers - will find this book stimulating and compelling.</p>...3747811The Meaning of Things13961702https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-meaning-of-things-9781107384606/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3650953/dc94a2db-129d-4e6d-8df9-f9b9a1049cd2.jpg?v=638385680394900000InStockMXN99999DIEbook19819781107384606_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_<p>The meaning of things is a study of the significance of material possessions in contemporary urban life, and of the ways people carve meaning out of their domestic environment. Drawing on a survey of eighty families in Chicago who were interviewed on the subject of their feelings about common household objects, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Eugene Rochberg-Halton provide a unique perspective on materialism, American culture, and the self. They begin by reviewing what social scientists and philosophers have said about the transactions between people and things. In the model of personhood that the authors develop, goal-directed action and the cultivation of meaning through signs assume central importance. They then relate theoretical issues to the results of their survey. An important finding is the distinction between objects valued for action and those valued for contemplation. The authors compare families who have warm emotional attachments to their homes with those in which a common set of positive meanings is lacking, and interpret the different patterns of involvement. They then trace the cultivation of meaning in case studies of four families. Finally, the authors address what they describe as the current crisis of environmental and material exploitation, and suggest that human capacities for the creation and redirection of meaning offer the only hope for survival. A wide range of scholars - urban and family sociologists, clinical, developmental and environmental psychologists, cultural anthropologists and philosophers, and many general readers - will find this book stimulating and compelling.</p>9781107384606_Cambridge University Presslibro_electonico_6b1733d5-581f-3be8-9eb4-1039049a3cd1_9781107384606;9781107384606_9781107384606Eugene HaltonInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/cambridgeupress-epub-72803c1d-8964-4019-8ebc-23497369baef.epub1981-10-30T00:00:00+00:00Cambridge University Press