Diversity in Family Life: Gender, Relationships and Social Change

Hardback

Main Details

Title Diversity in Family Life: Gender, Relationships and Social Change
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Elisabetta Ruspini
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447300939
ClassificationsDewey:306.85
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations No

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 19 June 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

As new forms of family and 'non-traditional' families grow in number, there is a need to understand these 'new' arrangements and models of parenthood. This ground-breaking book discusses, using a comparative and a sociological perspective, examples of the relationship between changing gender identities and processes of family formation in the Western experience. It aims to show that, in the 21st century, it is possible to form a family without sex, without children, without a shared home, without a partner, without a working husband, without a heterosexual orientation or without a biological' sexual body. 'Diversity in family life' will help readers discover and understand the characteristics, advantages and drawbacks of these new models of parenthood, and their political implications in terms of social movements, characteristics and demands.

Author Biography

Elisabetta Ruspini is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. She is the director of the Centre for Media Research "In Chiaro" (University of Milano-Bicocca). She has extensive teaching and research experience, and has published widely on gender issues. She is the main editor of the book series "Generi, culture, sessualita - Gender, Cultures, Sexualities", published by FrancoAngeli, Milano

Reviews

"This is an interesting and innovative text which provides very useful coverage of the main dimensions of change in intimacies and family relations." ---Professor Kath Woodward, Open University. "an interesting and innovative book...has something to offer a wide range of students, researchers and academics and family policy makers" Donna Peach Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford and PhD Psychology student at University of Huddersfield