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The Family in Question

Changing Households and Familiar Ideologies

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Diana Gittins
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Part of the book series: Women in Society (WOSO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: questioning the family

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 1-5

  3. How have families changed?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 6-34

  4. Is patriarchy relevant in understanding families?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 35-59

  5. What is the family? Is it universal?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 60-72

  6. Why do people marry?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 73-91

  7. Why do people have children?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 92-111

  8. Why is a woman’s work never done?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 112-132

  9. The State: creator or destroyer of family solidarity?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 133-154

  10. Is the family in a state of crisis?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 155-168

  11. Why do men abuse children sexually?

    • Diana Gittins
    Pages 169-182

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 183-208
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About this book

After a decade of Thatcherism, rising illegitimacy and the moral panic over child sexual abuse, the family is more of a political issue than ever. But is it 'the family' that is in crisis, or family ideology? In this revised edition of an important and controversial book, Diana Gittins adds to a broad range of historical, anthropological and feminist evidence, a new chapter on child sexual abuse.

About the author

DIANA GITTINS worked in higher education for ten years. She is the author of Fair Sex (Hutchinson, 1982) and a number of articles and essays on gender, families and childhood. She works as a consultant to the Open University and also writes poetry and fiction.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Family in Question

  • Book Subtitle: Changing Households and Familiar Ideologies

  • Authors: Diana Gittins

  • Series Title: Women in Society

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22591-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Diana Gittins 1993

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 208

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Social Work

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