Brave New Families - Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late-Twentieth-Century America (Paperback, New edition)

A sociologist's study of two Silicon Valley families that depicts radical change in the "modern" family. Stacey (Sociology/U. of Cal. at Davis) set out to examine what effects the economic roller-coaster in California's electronics industry, plus the social turmoil of the 60's and 70's, has had on traditional, working-class families. A committed and articulate feminist, she found that feminism had penetrated much deeper among working-class women (some of whom were "born-again") than she had anticipated. The "postmodern" families of two women, Pam and Dottie, are the focus of the interviews here. Rather than defending the nuclear family, the women that Stacey interviewed - admittedly a small sample - worked hard to strengthen ties in families so extended that they included new in-laws of former spouses. Para and her first husband's new live-in cooperated to ensure that holidays and special occasions were celebrated jointly by anyone who chose to claim kinship. That network even included longtime close friends. In a particularly interesting thread of born-again Pain's story, the idea of the traditionally male-dominated evangelical family was found to have been diluted with feminist concepts of marriage as a cooperative venture. Stacey writes well and reports honestly, although her surprise about the intricate family webs and the penetration of feminism among this group seems naive, if not condescending. (Kirkus Reviews)

Judith Stacey has added a new preface to her classic study of how the traditional nuclear family has been supplanted by a variety of new relationships that are not defined by blood ties and traditional gender roles.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1998
First published:	July 1998
Authors:	Judith Stacey
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	342
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-21400-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-21400-5
Barcode:	9780520214002

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