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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141016303321

Autore

Bauer Elaine

Titolo

The creolisation of London kinship [[electronic resource] ] : mixed African-Caribbean and white British extended families, 1950-2003 / / Elaine Bauer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-02065-3

9786613020659

90-485-1252-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

IMISCOE dissertations

Disciplina

350

Soggetti

Kinship

Great Britain Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

web_ready; 9789089642356_ebook; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; List of tables and figures; 1. Introduction: London, the research context; 2. Outlining and assessing studies of British kinship since the 1950's; 3. Coming together: A case study of the Smith family; 4. Extending the links: The agency of women and the significance of children in the creation and maintenance of kinship; 5. Kinship histories: The significance of family history in the creation and maintenance of kinship relations; 6. Mixed sociability and the growth of mixed African-Caribbean and white British families in London

7. Mixed heritage, racial prejudice and social positioning 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III

Sommario/riassunto

In the last 50 years, the United Kingdom has witnessed a growing proportion of mixed African-Caribbean and white British families. With rich new primary evidence of 'mixed-race' in the capital city, The Creolisation of London Kinship thoughtfully explores this population. Making an indelible contribution to both kinship research and wider social debates, the book emphasizes a long-term evolution of family relationships across generations. Individuals are followed through changing social and historical contexts, seeking to understand in how



far many of these transformations may be interpreted