what connection can you see between the social life, culture and
physical form of the home in england, its interior and evoloping
technology?

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Clarification of Question by xavier75-ga on 18 Apr 2006 01:22 PDT

what connection can you see between the social life, culture and
physical form of the home in england, its interior and evolving
technology?

"Form follows function."  ?  ;)

But if you use this well-known quotation in a homework assignment, you
will have to know where it comes from (search the web) and also know
something about English bourgeois social life and culture, as well as
including representation as a "function", which rather counters the
intention of the quotation.

Wealthier people tend to live in older properties 
- they sell at a premium
Generally they'll have modern equipment especially in the kitchen, but
the furniture will be a mixture of antiques and all periods.

Due to planning regulations (specifically the Green Belt) land for
building is in short supply, therefore very expensive, so developers
tend to build rabbit hutches.

I suspect that there is some of the 'Japanese' privacy stuff going on
in congested communities - especially when they have a changing
population and no kids to act as social icebreakers.

Xavier75, I don't know whether it's you or whoever set the homework,
but your question doesn't seem very clear. However, I guess that
fridges, vacuum cleaners, washing machines and other labour saving
devices should come into the answer somewhere - though I can't see why
these should be relevant only to "bourgeois" [surely an outdated term]
culture, unless the question relates specifically to a past period
when only the middle class could afford them.