182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Once everyone knew what the family was. It was something natural and without a history - mum, dad and the kids. Divorce, women in the workforce, de facto relationships and the sexual liberation movements have fractured the old certainties. Nowadays there is more talk about the family than ever, even if no-one is quite sure what it is anymore. The making and breaking of the Australian family... Read more
Illustrations
Preface
1 Writing a history of the family
2 The making of childhood
3 The making of the nuclear family
4 The making of the housewife
5 The making of the small family
6 The remaking of motherhood
7 The making of the homosexual
8 The making and breaking of the Australian family
Notes
Select bibliography
Index
Preface
1 Writing a history of the family
2 The making of childhood
3 The making of the nuclear family
4 The making of the housewife
5 The making of the small family
6 The remaking of motherhood
7 The making of the homosexual
8 The making and breaking of the Australian family
Notes
Select bibliography
Index
Biography
Michael Gilding has a degree in history and a PhD in sociology. He is currently a Lecturer in Sociology at Swinburne Institute of Technology in Victoria.
