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Judith Stacey
Brave New Families
Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late-Twentieth-Century America
$26.95, £15.95 paperback
978-0-520-21400-2
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342 pages, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches, 1 b/w illustration, 4 line figures
July 1998, Available worldwide
Categories: Sociology; Women's Studies
July 1998, Available worldwide
Categories: Sociology; Women's Studies
"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
"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
"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
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.