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.>

Sommario

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.

Info autore

DIANA GITTINS worked in higher education for many years, teaching sociology, social history and women's studies and is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Essex, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gittins, Diana Gittins, GITTINS DIANA
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.01.1993
• EAN: 9780333545690
• ISBN: 978-0-333-54569-0
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Women in Society; Women in Society
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Familie und Gesundheit, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Family / Parenting / Childbirth