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Putting the Family First - Identities, decisions, citizenship (Hardcover)
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Putting the Family First - Identities, decisions, citizenship (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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First published in 1994, Putting the Family First is a study of
better-off couples that clarifies the relationship between
individualism and family values. Partners' cultural practices focus
on "making something of themselves", being "supportive" of each
other, and spending "quality time" with children. But their
economic strategies are directed towards competition for positional
goods, especially higher education and good jobs for their
offspring. The authors argue that, although these strategies are
rational for individual families, they are collectively wasteful
and mutually frustrating, and construct a narrow and exclusive
version of citizenship. Such private morality depletes civic
culture, and is socially costly. This revealing study provides a
valuable text for students, with considerable appeal for courses in
sociology, social policy, gender and cultural studies. It will be
of broader interest to others connected to avoid the unravelling of
our social fabric.
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