Dynamic appropriations of domestic space

Abstract

This commentary is an attempt to provide a complementary vision to analyze the study carried out by Giorgi, Padiglione and Pontecorvo. Based on their data, the authors describe three main categories of home appropriation: predominant, proscriptions and incomplete appropriations, each one with clear definitions and descriptions. However, the authors acknowledge that the nature of the methodology and the duration of the study did not permit a thorough study of how these self-representations are constructed. For this reason, here we provide an alternative analysis of the study using the concepts of semiotic mediation and dialogical self, which could be used to propose future research in the field of meaning construction in the home. Copyright © 2007 SAGE Publications.