Synopses & 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.
"A courageous and optimistic exploration of the new frontiers of the American family". -- Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times
"Stacey presents a model for the work of future sociologists of the family and those concerned with the relation between work and family". -- Arlene Kaplan Daniels, Women's Review of Books
"Riveting ... provides a final laying-to-rest of sociological shibboleths about the 'normal' nuclear family". -- Nancy J. Chodorow
"A milestone which marks a new era in the study of American families... Not only intellectually rich and satisfying, but also a terrific read". -- Barbara Risman, American Journal of Sociology
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
"Riveting . . . provides a final laying-to-rest of sociological shibboleths about the 'normal' nuclear family."and#151;Nancy J. Chodorow
About the Author
Judith Stacey is Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Patriarchy and the Socialist Revolution in China (California, 1983).