In the first major work to take the home as a center of analysis for global social problems, experts from a variety of fields reveal the multidimensional reality of the home and its role in societies worldwide. This unique book serves as a basis for action by proposing global legislative, political and institutional initiatives with the home in mind 1. The home: multidisciplinary reflections; PART I Philosophy; 2. What is a home? On the intrinsic nature of a home; 3. Self and others: home as a cradle of a non-violent relationship; PART II Health sciences; 4. The impact of the home environment on children's health and cognitive and social development; PART III Sociology; 5. Reproducing homes: intergenerational transmission of marriage and relationship legacy; PART IV Economics; 6. The family and economic theorizing; 7. Pension provision, lifetime financial sustainability, care and dignity in old age: legal and economic issues; PART V Geography; 8. Spatial relationality and domesticity: reality and functions of the home from a human geography perspective | 
