Issues around houses and homes reflect and inform our social, cultural and political worlds, from the subprime market and the financial crisis to social mobility and gender roles. Critically exploring key theories and cutting-edge debates, this text examines home in a global context for students across sociology, human geography and urban studies.

1. House, Home and Society 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Housing 3. The Meaning of Home 4. The Household, Gender, and Sexuality 5. The Loss of Home 6. Domestic Criminology: Crime, Harm and Victimisation in the Home 7. Home Economics 8. Housing, State and Market 9. Housing, Class and Spatial Divisions 10. Space, Place and Design 11. The Home in a Global Context 12. Conclusion: Houses, Homes and Societies.

The authors succeed in giving a broad overview of topics worthwhile exploring (further) for those engaged in the field of housing. As it touches upon so many matters and introduces a variety of theoretical perspectives, the book is a goldmine when looking for references and must-reads for students and (starting) housing scholars.

In House, Home and Society Atkinson and Jacobs provide a succinct and insightful discussion of housing from multiple perspectives-cultural, design, economic, political, psychological, and social. They show how housing matters in many ways.' -Alex Schwartz, The New School, USA. 'This book makes a compelling case for a critical sociology of housing through its analysis of housing, homes and households in their wider social context. Spanning tenure, the state and the market, the home, housing and identity, global housing and migration and the implications of home-based crime and violence, the book provides a clear and engaging account of the centrality of housing to social research. Its examples and exercises make this crucial subject accessible to students at all levels within and far beyond sociology.' -Alison Blunt, Queen Mary University of London, UK.