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Key Points Of A Home During The 20th Century

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Another key point of a home, relies on a basic function, sustaining life and providing shelter from the elements, however in contemporary society, the idea of a home becomes distorted through various social norms contending with an individual's status. For example, a person with a massive, alluring mansion symbolizes the amount of wealth currently produce through their job or inheritance. Homes longer serve a purpose of protection or shelter, albeit only revealing the status symbol of an individual when the eye becomes the beholder of the superficial. During the 20th century, society shifts towards a materialist thought, frankly from large economic booms after World War 2, as a result from families abandoning the homestead to settle in the
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