Videodisc release of a documentary film originally produced in 1994. Produced at the Center for Visual Anthropology.
Summary:
"As mortgage market 'meltdowns' and the environmental crisis bespeak its wider consequences. The film bursts the bubble of the American Dream of homeownership and reveals the deep human costs of suburbanization and automobilization. In candid interviews, two working mothers and a teenager speak about the social tolls of long daily commutes, racism, crime, the Protestant work ethic, and the meaning of home. Subtly and sensitively, the film explores the relation between our built environment and our daily lives, revealing a sad irony--home ownership is often achieved at the expense of the very values a home is said to represent."--Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)428736016
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.