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Not-so-nuclear families : class, gender, and networks of care / Karen V. Hansen.

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LIBRA HQ536 .H3188 2005
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hansen, Karen V.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Families--United States.
Families.
United States.
Social networks--United States.
Social networks.
Social classes--United States.
Social classes.
Physical Description:
xviii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2005]
Contents:
Networks of interdependence in an age of independence
The Cranes: an absorbent safety net
The Aldriches: a family foundation
The Duvall-Brennans: a loose association of advisors
The Beckers: a warm web of people
Staging networks: inclusion and exclusion
The tangle of reciprocity
Men, women, and the gender of caregiving.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index.
ISBN:
081353500X
0813535018
OCLC:
54857881

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