The Anti-Social Family - (Radical Thinkers) by Michele Barrett & Mary McIntosh (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Despite much talk of its decline, the nuclear family persists as a structure central to contemporary society, a fact to be lamented, according to the ideas of Michèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh.
- About the Author: Michele Barrett is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, University of London.
- 176 Pages
- Family + Relationships, General
- Series Name: Radical Thinkers
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Despite much talk of its decline, the nuclear family persists as a structure central to contemporary society, a fact to be lamented, according to the ideas of Michèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh. The Anti-social Family dissects the network of household, kinship and sexual relations that constitute the family form in advanced capitalist societies to show how they reinforce conditions of inequality. This classic work explores the personal and social needs that the family promises to meet but more often denies, and proposes moral and political practices for more egalitarian caring alternatives.Review Quotes
"Barrett and McIntosh incisively question the standard marxist (and mainstream) claims that (1) the nuclear family is suited to the functional requirements of the capitalist mode of production, and (2) the family has declined and much of its work is now undertaken by the state."
--The Women's Review of Books "Michele Barrett and Mary McIntosh have written an extremely brave, and with the benefit of hindsight, what must appear to be a very daring critique of the family."
--Sociology
About the Author
Michele Barrett is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, University of London. She is the author, among other works, of Women's Oppression Today. Mary McIntosh was a sociologist and feminist.Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Family + Relationships
Sub-Genre: General
Series Title: Radical Thinkers
Publisher: Verso
Format: Paperback
Author: Michele Barrett & Mary McIntosh
Language: English
Street Date: January 27, 2015
TCIN: 1004682874
UPC: 9781781687598
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-5889
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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