Putting the Family First

Identities, decisions, citizenship

Bill Jordan, Marcus Redley, Simon James (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

254 Seiten

2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-22117-5 (ISBN)

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First published in 1994, Putting the Family First is a study of better-off couples that clarifies the relationship between individualism and family values. Partners’ cultural practices focus on "making something of themselves", being "supportive" of each other, and spending "quality time" with children. But their economic strategies are directed towards competition for positional goods, especially higher education and good jobs for their offspring. The authors argue that, although these strategies are rational for individual families, they are collectively wasteful and mutually frustrating, and construct a narrow and exclusive version of citizenship. Such private morality depletes civic culture, and is socially costly.

This revealing study provides a valuable text for students, with considerable appeal for courses in sociology, social policy, gender and cultural studies. It will be of broader interest to others connected to avoid the unravelling of our social fabric.

Bill Jordan, Marcus Redley and Simon James

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Making Something of Oneself 3. Selves in Interaction: Heretics, Fundamentalists and Improvisers 4. Double Jeopardy and the Moral Regulation of the Self 5. Co-ordination, Co-operation and Bargaining 6. "Rationality" and Partnership 7. Investments, Power and Autonomy 8. A Property-owning Democracy? 9. Social Policy Implications Appendix A: The Research Study Appendix B: Pseudonyms and family structure Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2022
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	635 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-032-22117-8 / 1032221178
ISBN-13	978-1-032-22117-5 / 9781032221175
Zustand	Neuware