The Concepts of Home and the Psychology of Who We Are McCarthy Homes 10 Pritchard Rd Virginia, QLD 4014 (073) 326-6600
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Home is where the heart, and the mind, is. It is a fact beyond the realm of psychology that environment shapes a person’s behaviour. People usually associate this growth to a person’s upbringing—at home. Today, travel is far more accessible than it has ever been. Experts attempt to define what ultimately changes: the home or the person.
An Economic Upbringing In an interview with the Atlantic, Patrick Devine-Wright, a professor of human geography at the University of Exeter explains how economy and finance influences the Western concept of ‘home’. He mentions societal expectations as the reason why Western people generally care more for houses they pay for. Devine-Wright says that adults draw influence from the idea of propriety. Compared to living in a house paid for by one’s parents or college tuition, people tend to consider a place home as long, and especially, if they are paying for it.
"That kind of
economic system is
predicated on marketing people to live in a different home, or a better home than the one they're in," Devine-Wright says. This demonstrates the more fluid nature of attachment for one’s home, especially in the West’s young adult population. Home Away from Home Wooster
College
environmental
psychologist Susan Clayton echoes the notion, but expands it by saying that people are still predisposed to hold onto certain sentimentalities, no matter how often they move. She says that ‘home’ may not be constant, but people still carry the image of it wherever they go.
This
is
evident
with
ingrained
design
tastes
and
certain
memorabilia individuals want to feature in their place of living. "You might choose to identify as a person who used to live somewhere else, because it makes you distinctive," Clayton says. A trip to a foreign land does not make one a local, but it does not stop a person from purchasing souvenirs, learning a few words, or cooking the foreign recipes upon returning. The concept of home may not be located on a singular plot of land, but rather in the subconscious of people experiencing different ways to live. This constant evolution of one’s ‘home’ is merely a product of the constant evolution of one’s personality.
RESOURCES: http://www.mccarthyhomes.com.au/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/12/the-psychology-ofhome-why-where-you-live-means-so-much/249800/