The Anti-Social Family
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Sociology
| Author: | Michele Barrett, Mary McIntosh | ISBN: | 9781781687604 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books | Publication: | January 27, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Verso | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michele Barrett, Mary McIntosh |
| ISBN: | 9781781687604 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Publication: | January 27, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Verso |
| Language: | English |
Despite much talk of its decline, the nuclear family persists as a structure central to contemporary society, a fact to be lamented, according to the ideas of Michèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh. The Anti-social Family dissects the network of household, kinship and sexual relations that constitute the family form in advanced capitalist societies to show how they reinforce conditions of inequality. 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 for more egalitarian caring alternatives.
Despite much talk of its decline, the nuclear family persists as a structure central to contemporary society, a fact to be lamented, according to the ideas of Michèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh. The Anti-social Family dissects the network of household, kinship and sexual relations that constitute the family form in advanced capitalist societies to show how they reinforce conditions of inequality. 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 for more egalitarian caring alternatives.
