Families in the U.S.: Kinship and Domestic Politics
- ISBN-10
- 1566395909
- ISBN-13
- 9781566395908
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 888
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Authors
- Karen V. Hansen, Anita Ilta Garey
Description
Attempts to do justice to the complexity of contemporary families and to situate them in their economic, political, and cultural contexts. This book explores the ways in which family life is gendered and reflects on the work of maintaining family and kin relationships, especially as social and family power structures change over time.
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