The Handbook of Feminist Family Studies demonstrates how
feminist contributions to family science advance our understanding
of relationships among individuals, families, and communities.
Bringing together some of the most well-respected scholars in the
field, the editors showcase feminist family scholarship, creating a
scholarly forum for interpretation and dissemination of feminist
work. The Handbook s contributors eloquently share their passion
for scholarship and practice and offer new insights about the
places we call home and family. The contributions as a whole
provide overviews of the most important theories, methodologies,
and practices, along with concrete examples of how scholars and
practitioners actually engage in doing feminist family studies.
Key Features:
Examines the influence of feminism on the family studies field,
including the many ways feminism brings about a re-visioning of
families that incorporates multiple voices and perspectivesCenters
the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality,
age, nation, ability, and religion as a pivotal framework for
examining interlocking structures of inequality and privilege, both
inside families and in the relationship between families and
institutions, communities, and ideologiesProvides concrete examples
of how scholars and practitioners explore such facets of feminist
family studies as intimate partnerships, kinship, aging,
sexualities, intimate violence, community structures, and
experiences of immigrationExplores how the infusion of feminism
into family studies has created a crisis over deeply held
assumptions about family life and calls for even greater fusion
between feminist theory and family studies toward the creation of
solutions to pressing social issues
The Handbook of Feminist Family Studies is an excellent resource
for scholars, practitioners, and students across the fields of
family studies, sociology, human development, psychology, social
work, women s studies, close relationships, communication, family
nursing, and health, as a welcome addition to any academic library.
It is also appropriate for use in graduate courses on theory and
methodology.
A portion of the royalties from this book have been contributed
to the Jessie Bernard Endowment (sponsored by the Feminism and
Family Studies Section of the National Council on Family Relations)
in support of feminist scholarship."
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