Homemaking in New Zealand

Thinking through the mutually constitutive relationship between domestic material objects, heterosexuality and home

Bibliographic Data

ID12292011
AuthorsCarey-Ann Morrison, Carey‐ann Morrison (0000-0001-5955-7442, University of Waikato, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume20
Issue4
Pages413-431
Publication date2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender Place & Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-369X • E-ISSN: 1360-0524
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0966369x.2012.694358
OpenAlexW2085159823
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited46

This article explores the homemaking practices of heterosexual couples who live in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand. Specifically, it examines the role of domestic material objects in the mutual production of heterosexuality and home. The article draws on data collected from joint and individual semi-structured interviews and self-directed photography with 14 heterosexual couples living in monogamous co-residential relationships. It offers an analysis of the ways in which heterosexual couples use ordinary household objects to constitute, consolidate and sometimes undermine their gendered and sexed subjectivities and interpersonal relationships. A focus on domestic material objects offers an opportunity for challenging normative assumptions about the relationship between heterosexuality and domestic space

Aotearoa · Heterosexuality · Human sexuality · Normative · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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