The Anti-Social Family

The stereotypical nuclear family is in the minority of households, yet remains a powerful ideology. This classic of socialist feminism charts how the family reinforces conditions of inequality, and asks: Why does the family enjoy such popular support, including by feminists and the left? Despite its many problems, The Anti-social Family answers, the family meets real needs. These needs must be taken seriously, and alter-native ways to meet them developed, giving people more choices and collectively taking on the work and responsibilities currently privatised within the family.

Product details

• Authors: Michele Barrett, Michèle Barrett, Mary McIntosh, Mary Barrett Mcintosh, McIntosh Mary
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2025
• EAN: 9781804299593
• ISBN: 978-1-80429-959-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Feminist Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Sociology: family & relationships, Family & relationships, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Sociology: family and relationships