Introduction / Ruth Brent and Benyamin Schwarz -- Ch. 1. Vernacular Housing and American Culture / Howard Wight Marshall -- Ch. 2. Researching the History of Housing / Josette H. Rabun and Betty McKee Treanor --Ch. 3. Housing and the Environmental Social Sciences /Benyamin Schwarz, Roberta Mauksch and Sandra Rawls --Ch. 4. Art and Popular Media / Jackie Donath -- Ch. 5. Housing and Public Administration / Andrew D. Seidel --Ch. 6. Housing Finance, Marketing, Economics and Management / Raedene Combs -- Ch. 7. Environmental Design, Construction Processes, and Technology /Barbara Flannery and Benyamin Schwarz -- Ch. 8. Electronic Resources and Housing / Edward Brent, Ruth Brent and Benyamin Schwarz