The Family in Question - Changing Households and Familiar Ideologies

After a decade of Thatcherism, rising illegitimacy and the moral panic over child sexual abuse, the family is more of a political issue than ever. But is it 'the family' that is in crisis, or family ideology? In this revised edition of an important and controversial book, Diana Gittins adds to a broad range of historical, anthropological and feminist evidence, a new chapter on child sexual abuse.

List of contents

Acknowledgements.- Editor's Introduction.- Introduction: Questioning the Family.- How Have Families Changed?.- Is Patriarchy Relevant in Understanding Families?.- What is the Family?.- Is it Universal?.- Why do People Marry?.- Why do People Have Children?.- Why is a Woman's Work Never Done?.- The State: Creator or Destroyer of Family Solidarity?.- Is the Family in a State of Crisis?.- Why Do Men Abuse Children Sexually?.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

Product details

• Authors: Diana Gittins
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1993
• EAN: 9780333545706
• ISBN: 978-0-333-54570-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 12 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 288 g
• Series: Women in Society
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work