New times : new families / by Victoria Carrington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carrington, Victoria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Physical Description:

ix, 161 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2002]

Summary:

The most pressing challenge facing contemporary educators and social theorists is how to deal with new configurations of family without slipping into nostalgia or deficit models. New Times: New Families reframes the nuclear family in a way that will challenge traditional theorizations. It takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey towards a new kind of family, drawing upon theorists such as Bourdieu, Wilden, and Deleuze & Guattari. Unlike other family' oriented texts, this book reframes family in provocative and unexpected ways. As a result it has the potential to elicit vigorous debate amongst postgraduate students and other researchers involved in family and cultural studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402004818

OCLC:

48835689