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Sociologist Explores the Meaning of “Going Home” for the Holidays

People like to go home on major holidays like Thanksgiving. But where is home, if it’s not the place where you live and work? We’ll talk about the meaning of home, community and roots with sociologi

Sociologist Explores the Meaning of “Going Home” for the Holidays

Tom Fudge : Millions of Americans travel during the Thanksgiving weekend. And many more will hit the roads and skyways at Christmas time. Most of them are reuniting with family. And a lot of them will tell you they’re going home. But how is it that “home” is not the place where you live and work?

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  • Phillip Gay , chairman of the sociology department at San Diego State University.

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