The Anti-Social Family

Name: The Anti-Social Family
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781804299593
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By Mary McIntosh and Michèle Barrett

Series: Feminist Classics

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The stereotypical nuclear family is in the minority of households, yet remains a powerful ideology. This classic of socialist feminism charts how the family reinforces conditions of inequality, and asks: Why does the family enjoy such popular support, including by feminists and the left? Despite its... Read More

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Why we need to break free from the persistent tyranny of the nuclear family.

Why we need to break free from the persistent tyranny of the nuclear family.

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Despite its many problems, The Anti-Social Family answers, the family meets real needs. These needs must be taken seriously, and alternative ways to meet them developed, giving people more choices and collectively taking on the work and responsibilities currently privatised within the family.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804299593

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 147g

Pages: 176

Collections

Education & Reference Health & Wellness Mary McIntosh Michèle Barrett Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Feminist Classics

About the Author

Michèle Barrett is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, University of London. She is the author, among other works, of Women’s Oppression Today, The Anti-Social Family, and Politics of Diversity (co-authored with Roberta Hamilton).

Mary McIntosh was a sociologist and feminist.

The Anti-Social Family