Domestic Ideology and Domestic Work 1992
DOI: 10.1515/9783110968842.351
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Embellishing a Life of Labor: An Interpretation of the Material Culture of American Working-Class Homes, 1885–1915

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“…Interior embellishment has often been an important socio-economic marker. Lizabeth Cohen (1986) writes that the material culture of working-class immigrants in the United States at the turn of the century was characterized by a preference for what was considered more extravagant decoration and furniture that embodied the ideal of upper-class European rural societies. 8.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interior embellishment has often been an important socio-economic marker. Lizabeth Cohen (1986) writes that the material culture of working-class immigrants in the United States at the turn of the century was characterized by a preference for what was considered more extravagant decoration and furniture that embodied the ideal of upper-class European rural societies. 8.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A large, tall water tank, unusual in and of itself in most urban/suburban yards, accorded with advice by temperance reformers Harriet Beecher and Catharine Stowe, and provided efficient, running water to the kitchen where the sisters cooked (Beecher and Stowe 1869). There wasn't enough space for a formal dining room; it is likely her kitchen was the social center in her home as it was in most working class homes (Cohen 1986). Archaeologists noted a large number of highly decorative ceramics, much porcelain, and a diet high in both beef and expensive poultry.…”
Section: Irish Women In Oaklandmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sometimes the first two are conjoined, sometimes they are not, but in a 'melting pot' society, the expectation is that ethnic groups will assimilate by adopting the beliefs and attitudes of the dominant set, including its gender ideologies, and by placing priority on upward social mobility (Gleason 1998;Gordon 1964). Consumer consumption was both a means of expressing identification with the middle class and a sign of its acquisition (i.e., Americanization) which is why domestic reformers tried to imprint middle class behavioral patterns on working class families (Cohen 1986;Spencer-Wood 1996).…”
Section: Theorymentioning
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“…L'une porte sur les variations dans l'organisation et le fonctionnement des différents types de marchés de 50 Quant aux conséquences de la consommation, les positions extrêmes vont de l'idée que les consommateurs sont tout à fait passifs, « sans défense » pour employer l'expression de Michael Schudson (1984 : 160 ;voir aussi Schudson, 1991), à celle selon laquelle le consommateur est actif, qu'il crée et modèle les échanges marchands. (Voir Ritzer, 1996 pour un exemple de la première position énoncée ; pour un exemple de la seconde, voir Cohen, 1986Cohen, , 1990. Relativement à l'une des positions extrêmes précitées, la passivité du consommateur, l'anthropologue Daniel Miller (1995 : 21-28) fait ressortir quatre mythes présents dans les études culturalistes sur la consommation :…”
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