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.
發表於2024-12-23
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things and people
評分關於傢用物品意義的社會學調查。可惜當年電腦、互聯網都還沒有普及,更沒有智能手機、平闆電腦,現在來看,書中的很多數據和資料已經成為曆史瞭,參考價值不大。
評分things and people
評分這本是從心理學的角度來解讀人和物的關係,有很多調查錶格。
評分這本是從心理學的角度來解讀人和物的關係,有很多調查錶格。
The Meaning of Things 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載