Isbn: 9781863736299 - the double life of the family: myth, hope and experience (studies in society series) (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. List Of Tables And Figures -- List Of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Is The Myth Of The Nuclear Family Dead? -- 2. The Other Life Of The Family -- 3. The Rise Of Intimacy -- 4. Working For Nothing -- 5. At Home: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same -- 6. Pseudomutuality: The Disjunction Between Domestic Inequality And The Ideal Of Equality -- 7. Economics, Breadwinning And Family Relations -- 8. How The Family Is A Problem For The State -- 9. The Greatest Welfare System Ever Devised? -- Notes -- References -- Index. Michael Bittman And Jocelyn Pixley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 279-296) And Index. 313 pages.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 326 pages. cover worn, The modern family is under strain. What we crave most from our families is in timacy, warmth and self-fulfilment but we often find this difficult to achieve. We hold onto these expectations of our families even in the face of contradictor y experiences, so the family sustains a double life.The authors explore t he gap between our values, expectations and yearnings, and our experiences of ev eryday family life. Family ritual, political rhetoric, advertising images and te levision family sitcoms are all windows onto what we want and expect - our myths of the family. Yet our aspirations for intimacy and self-fulfilment are frustra ted by unacknowledged inequalities between men and women, and parents and childr en. The inequalities have their origins in the division of domestic labour and i n labour markets that disregard family responsibilities.The Double Life O f The Family argues that our expectations of family life are more powerful than is usually believed and have enormous influence on both the way governments stru cture social policy and on the decisions made by ordinary people.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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