Handbook of feminist family studies [[electronic resource] /] / Sally A. Lloyd, April L. Few, Katherine R. Allen, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780437503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2009
• ISBN: 1-4833-4292-1; 1-78268-907-9; 1-4522-6184-9; 1-4129-8280-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 403 p.) : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): LloydSally A; FewApril L; AllenKatherine R
• Disciplina: 306.8501
• Soggetti: Women - Social conditions; Families; Sex role; Feminist theory
• 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 and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: FEMINIST THEORY AND FAMILY STUDIES; 1 - RECLAIMING FEMINIST THEORY, METHOD, AND PRAXIS FOR FAMILY STUDIES; 2 - A FEMINIST CRITIQUE OF FAMILY STUDIES; 3 - THEORIZING WITH RACIAL-ETHNIC FEMINISMS IN FAMILY STUDIES; 4 - QUEERING "THE FAMILY"; 5 - POSTMODERN FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES AND FAMILIES; 6 - TRANSNATIONAL INTERSECTIONALITY; PART II: FEMINIST (RE)VISIONING OF "THE FAMILY"; 7 - GENDERED BODIES IN FAMILY STUDIES; 8 - (RE)VISIONING INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS; 9 - LESBIAN PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; 10 - FEMINIST VISIONS FOR RETHINKING WORK AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS11 - (RE)VISIONING FAMILY TIES TO COMMUNITIES AND CONTEXTS; 12 - (RE)VISIONING GENDER, AGE, AND AGING IN FAMILIES; 13 - EXAMINING AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY WITHIN MAINSTREAM HIP HOP CULTURE USING A WOMANIST-ECOLOGICAL MODEL OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; PART III: FEMINIST ; THEORY INTO METHODOLOGY; 14 - NONDISABLED SISTERS NAVIGATING SOCIOCULTURAL BOUNDARIES OF GENDER AND DISABILITY; 15 - WORKING-CLASS FATHERHOOD AND MASCULINITIES IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN; 16 - RESISTING WHITENESS; 17 - DOING FEMINIST RESEARCH ON GAY MEN IN CYBERSPACE18 - ENGENDERING FAMILY PAST; 19 - FEMINIST METHODOLOGY IN PRACTICE; 20 - DISCOVERING WOMEN'S AGENCY IN RESPONSE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; PART IV: FEMINIST THEORY INTO ACTION; 21 - HYBRID IDENTITIES AMONG INDIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN; 22 - ACTIVISM IN THE ACADEMY; 23 - GROUP- VERSUS INDIVIDUAL-BASED INTERSECTIONALITY AND PRAXIS IN FEMINIST AND WOMYNIST RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS; 24 - A FEMINIST-ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SUPPORTIVE HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS FOR FEMALE YOUTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; 25 - THIRTY YEARS OF FEMINIST FAMILY THERAPY; 26 - STEADYING THE TECTONIC PLATES27 - KEEPING THE FEMINIST IN OUR TEACHING; EPILOGUE; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
• Sommario/riassunto: This handbook presents the important theories, methodologies and practices in feminist family studies. The editors showcase feminist family scholarship, providing both a retrospective and a prospective overview of the field.