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Introduction of new equipment into the home necessarily changes the living space and how it is used. So when a family brings home its first TV set, the domestic space and its meanings change. When my parents bought their first TV set in the early 1950s in the United States, for example, they placed it at the end of the rectangular living room in the front part of the house. But from the point of view of my parents, the television became an unwanted intrusion on family life within a few years. My mother insisted that we add a small room to the house especially for TV viewing ─ the "TV room." Placing the TV set out of the way restored the living room to its original purpose ─ for reading and relaxing without distraction, and as a setting to entertain guests.