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Home Psych : The Social Psychology of Home
Home Psych The Social Psychology of Home
Author: Joan Kron
Joan Kron goes beneath the glossy surface of design trends that are the subject of so many decorating books. She confronts and illuminates the underlying psychological and social pressures that bear on every home furnishings choice from purchasing a simple desk lamp to ordering a whole houseful of furniture. — Home-Psych explains the reas...  more »

  • Some people want their homes to be individual and others want theirs to look just like their neighbors'
  • Personal taste changes over time
  • You should think twice before you knock down walls and dispense with doors
  • Decorating is a sign of commitment and not decorating may be a sign of commitment crisis
  • Your social class, sex, and age influence your decorating selections
  • You can't judge people's personalities by their color schemes
  • Collecting is a sign of intelligence
  • You care so much about your home and how it looks


Drawing on...research in the social and behavioral sciences and scores of interviews with homemakers, Joan Kron has written a groundbreaking book that's every bit as entertaining as it is informative. Joan Kron...has written for the New York Times, New York, the Washington Star, House & Garden, Esquire, Savvy, Town & Country and Philadelphia magazine.
ISBN-13: 9780517541821
ISBN-10: 0517541823
Publication Date: 10/19/1983
Pages: 327
Edition: 1st ed
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Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
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