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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808919103321

Autore

Chambers Deborah <1954->

Titolo

Representing the family / / Deborah Chambers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2001

London : , : SAGE, , 2001

ISBN

9786610369997

9780761964735

0761964738

9781280369995

128036999X

9781412931625

1412931622

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 196 p.) : ill., ports

Disciplina

306.85

Soggetti

Families - Philosophy

Mass media and families

Families in mass media

Values

Libros electrónicos.

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Representing 'The Family'; Chapter 2 - Myths of Family Origins; Chapter 3 - The 'Golden Age' of the Modern Family?; Chapter 4 - Dysfunctional Families; Chapter 5 - Hynrid Families and Celebrations of Difference; Chapter 6 - Discourses of Family Crisis; Chapter 7 - Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By looking at how the family is represented by the media, this book uncovers the ways in which academic research and welfare policy have colluded with political rhetoric and the popular media to re-invent a mythical, ideal family.