Connecticut College
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Connecticut College; Former Professor of Anthropology at UCLA (2007-2010) and co-author of Life at Home in the 21st Century: 32 Families Open their Doors
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Anthony Graesch
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Which Way, L.A.?
In-Depth UCLA Study of 32 Families Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century : 32 Families Open Their Doors is the title of a new book, which exactly describes the contents. It's an inter-disciplinary study by archaeologists, anthropologists and other social scientists, documenting the daily lives of 32 families. For one week each, videographers roamed through the house, learning how space was used – and even went along when the kids were driven to school. We hear more from one of the authors and one of the subjects.
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