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‘Home’, whatever it is, is without doubt particularly significant for most individuals, but it certainly does not unequivocally possess the features ascribed to it above. Participants in this research have not typically experienced the cozy archetypal abode and the ‘authentic communication’ typical of the ‘homely relations’ that constitute a ‘true home’32. In contrast, these individuals report not feeling at-home in their original house, feeling suffocated rather than cozy, leaving the family habitat in search of the very at-homeness
Jacek Tomaszewski
Maybe that's the thing that distinguishes the participants?
The End of Belonging. Untold Stories of Leaving Home and the Psychology of Global Relocation
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