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The (un)making of the modern family / Daniel Dagenais ; translated by Jane Brierley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dagenais, Daniel, 1956-
- Standardized Title:
- Fin de la famille moderne. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families.
- Kinship.
- Parenting.
- Couples.
- Families--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : UBC Press, [2008]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The family institution is undergoing a radical transformation whereby all the constituent relations of its modern structure are being challenged. A classical exercise of family sociology, this book draws upon a wide range of disciplines: history, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and demography. Anybody concerned with the future of the family will find interest in this book. Originally published by Les Presses de l'Université Laval as La fin de la famille moderne, this book was awarded the Prix Jean-Charles Falardeau for the best book published in French in Canada in the field of social sciences (2000-01).
- Contents:
- 1 The Ideal Type of the Modern Family
- 2 Family Ties: The Domain of Kinship
- 3 The Question of Private and Public Spheres
- 4 The Parental Role
- 5 Gender, Gender Differences, and Sexuality
- 6 The Conjugal Relationship
- 7 The French-Canadian Family
- 8 Contemporary Changes in the Family: What Do They Mean?
- Epilogue
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- Translation of: La fin de la famille moderne.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-74040-7
- 9786612740404
- 0-7748-1522-1
- OCLC:
- 747432463
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