Mounting frustration with the way modern life is heading has led many people back into their homes, which is the only place they feel safe. Their home is the only place left where they feel they can control the environment, and where they don't have to worry about the constant pressures of everyday life. It's where their family and friends are – it is becoming more and more, by choice, the center of their universe.
’Home’ has become a refuge from what people increasing perceive is an out-of-control world. A world where time and energy is constantly eroded, which leads to a sense of loss of control. A post 9/11 world where public utilities and recreational areas can at anytime become targets to terrorist groups seeking publicity, regardless of the dangers to themselves or the population at large.