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Belonging and Home

Jūratė BaranovaSusanne C. YlönenKatja MäkinenIrena ZaleskieneVaiva JuškieneAino-kaisa KoistinenTuuli Lähdesmäki

subject

Materiality (auditing)Feature (archaeology)Feelingmedia_common.quotation_subjectHumanityIdentity (social science)SociologySocial dimensionSocial relationGenealogySense of belongingmedia_common

description

AbstractIn this chapter, the authors discuss artifacts in which children explore belonging and home. The chapter defines the sense of belonging as a core feature of humanity and living together. The feeling of having a home and being at home is both an intimate and a socially shared aspect of belonging. The children expressed belonging to a wide range of spaces in their artifacts. This spatial span extends from macro to micro scale and indicates belonging based on spaces, social relations, and materiality. Even very young children can see and depict their belonging as multiple and including spatial and social dimensions. The analyzed artifacts reveal both concrete and symbolic approaches to belonging and home.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-11-03
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89236-4_7