Diversity in family life

Gender, relationships and social change

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
Cover of the book Diversity in family life by Ruspini, Elisabetta, Policy Press
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Author: Ruspini, Elisabetta ISBN: 9781447320555
Publisher: Policy Press Publication: June 19, 2013
Imprint: Policy Press Language: English
Author: Ruspini, Elisabetta
ISBN: 9781447320555
Publisher: Policy Press
Publication: June 19, 2013
Imprint: Policy Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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