The Anti-Social Family
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The Anti-Social Family by Mary Mcintosh
Although family values are frequently lamented for being in decline, our society continues to be structured around the nuclear family. The Anti-Social Family dissects the network of household, kinship and sexual relations that constitute the family form in advanced capitalist societies. This classic work explores the personal and social needs that the family promises to meet but more often denies, and proposes moral and political practices that go beyond the family to more egalitarian caring alternatives.
“An extremely brave, and with the benefit of hindsight, what must appear to be a very daring critique of the family” —Sociology
Michèle Barrett is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, University of London. She is the author, among other works, of Women's Oppression Today. Mary McIntosh was a sociologist and feminist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860915454 |
| ISBN 10 | 086091545X |
| Title | The Anti-Social Family |
| Author | Mary Mcintosh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 1991-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 178 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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