The family in global perspective : a gendered journey / Elaine Leeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leeder, Elaine J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Families--Cross-cultural studies.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

xvi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2004]

Contents:

1. Focusing on the Family 1

The Journey 2

Vignettes 4

Abstracting from What We See: Getting a Theory 8

Global Social Change 10

Culture 12

Society 12

World Systems Theory 13

Dependency Theory 14

Modernization Theory 15

Post-Colonial Theory 15

Shifting the Lens 16

Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativity 17

Terminology 18

Packing Your Suitcase 19

2. Defining Families in Global Terms 22

Authority 28

Types of Marriages 31

Lineage 32

Living Arrangements 33

Commonality in Functions of the Family 36

Procreation 36

Socialization 36

Division of Labor 38

Regulation of Sexual Behavior 38

Care and Economic Provision for Family Members 39

Affectional and Emotional Needs 41

Status-Giving Qualities of Families 42

Families Are Embedded in Communities 45

3. Theories on the Family 48

The Major Frameworks 49

Structural Functionalists 50

Talcott Parsons and the Nuclear Family 51

William Goode and Modernization Theory 52

Ideology 52

The Conflict Perspective 53

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels 55

Marx and Engels on the Family 55

Eli Zaretsky: Capitalism, the Family, and Personal Life 57

Radical Critical Theories 57

Feminist Theories on the Family 58

World Systems Theory 62

The Family and World Systems Theory 63

The Challenge to Understand Families Theoretically 65

Unpacking Your Suitcase 65

4. The History of the Family in the United States 67

Prior to Industrialization 67

Industrialization, Modernization, and Western Domination 69

Class Relations 70

Lifestyles of the Classes 71

Changes in the Family 72

Family-Based Economy 72

Family-Wage Economy 73

Family-Consumer Economy 75

The Cult of True Womanhood and the Upper Classes 75

The Cult of True Manhood 77

The Cult of Normal Sex 77

Types of Family Structure 79

Ethnicity and Class Distinctions in Industrialization 80

Racial Considerations 81

African Americans 82

Latinos 85

Asians 88

5. History of the Family in the Semiperiphery and Periphery 94

Colonialism 94

Latin America 96

Family Life in Latin America 97

Upper-Class Families in Latin America 98

Poor Families in Latin America 99

The Impact of Industrialization on Latin American Families 100

Africa 101

Family Life in Africa 102

Asian Families 109

China: A Very Brief Overview 109

India: A Snapshot 115

6. Gender and the Family 121

Transgenderism: Transsexuals, Transvestites, Drag Kings and Queens: The Diversity of Gender Expression 122

The Paradox of Sex and Gender 124

Socialization of Gender 125

Gender Socialization and the Role of Teachers 126

Gender Socialization and the Media 127

The No Problem Problem 127

Gender as a Structural Condition 128

A Gendered Analysis 129

Cross-Cultural Studies on Gender Differences 129

Gender Discrimination 131

Agriculture 131

Education 132

Health 133

Employment 135

Gender Violence 136

Theories About Gender Inequality 138

Biological Explanations 138

Sociocultural Explanations 139

Feminist Theories 140

Psychoanalytic Theory 140

Development Theory 141

Multiracial Theory 143

Social Constructionist Theory 143

Postmodern and Queer Theory 144

Where Does This Leave Us? 145

Gender Construction in Afghanistan 145

7. Race, Class, Ethnicity, Caste, and Family Life 149

Social Stratification 150

Fluidity of Race and Ethnicity Definitions 152

Race 153

South Africa and Race 154

Race in the United States 157

Prejudice + Discrimination = Racism 162

Ethnicity 163

Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in Rwanda 164

Transnational Migrations and Family Life 166

Class Differences 167

Matrix of Domination 169

Brazil and Class 170

Why? 171

Social Conflict Explanations of Inequality 171

Let's Add Gender to the Mix: Gendered Racism 173

8. Intimate Relationships: Love, Marriage, and Their Dissolution 175

White Weddings 176

Love 178

Historical and Social Construction of Love 178

Love in the United States 179

Marriage in the United States 180

Love in India 181

Weddings in India 183

Child Marriage in India 184

Love and Marriage in China 185

Weddings in China 186

Love, Marriage, and Weddings Elsewhere 186

Latin America 186

South Africa 187

Gays and Lesbians 188

Dissolution of Intimate Relationships 190

Divorce in the United States 191

Dissolution of Relationships in Sweden 193

Divorce in Japan 194

Divorce in Non-Western Countries 194

Divorce in India 194

Divorce in Iran 196

9. Intergenerational Relationships 200

Parenting 202

Parenting in the United States 202

Parenting in Japan 204

Parenting in Malaysia 206

Parenting in West Germany 207

Parenting in Denmark 208

Motherhood 209

Motherhood in the United States 209

Motherhood in Japan 212

Motherhood in China 213

Fatherhood 214

Fatherhood in the United States 214

Fatherhood in China 216

Childhood 217

Childhood in Western Societies 217

Childhood in Other Parts of the World 219

Adolescence 221

Adolescence Among the Maasai 223

Sibling Relationships 224

Sibling Relationships in the United States 224

Sibling Relationships in Other Parts of the World 226

Aging and Grandparenting 229

Aging and Grandparenting in the United States 230

Aging and Grandparenting Internationally 232

10. Violence and the Family 236

Domestic Violence in the United States 237

Family Violence Among Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the United States 240

Family Violence in a Cross-Cultural Perspective 242

Family Violence in India 244

Wife Battering in Japan 248

Family Violence in Hong Kong 248

Abuse in Malaysia 250

Domestic Violence in Vietnam 251

Domestic Violence in Africa 253

Programs for Dealing with Domestic Violence 254

War and Family Life 255

11. The Future of the Family in Global Perspective 259

Globalization 260

Global Culture 260

The Role of Transnational Corporations 261

The Role of Governments 262

Governmental Policies on the Family 262

Gender 267

Religion 268

Demographics 270

Technology 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and indexes.

ISBN:

0761928375

OCLC:

52845658