Though it may seem obvious that generations are different one from the other, it is not easy to pinpoint the reasons for these differences and what drives changes. The answer to this question reveals the context of the next generation of human development, and the need to understand the challenges, values and vision that it presents of the world.

How is the home associated with personal and social identity in both the public and private spheres? This is the overarching question for the International Conference: Home and Identity: the Private-Public Nexus. The home (private) implies separation from the world (public). Domesticity in this context is seen in relation to a person's need for centeredness, especially in an anonymous globalised world.