Civil Society and the Family /

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This enlightening book challenges conventional distinctions between the family and civil society as it uncovers how civic values and practices are inherited and fostered within the home.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muddiman, Esther (Author), Taylor, Chris (Author), Power, Sally (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, an imprint of Bristol University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Families.
Civil society.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Starting points
  • 2. The paradoxical positioning of the family and civil society
  • 3. The challenges of researching the 'private sphere' of the family
  • 4. The uncertain business of raising citizens
  • 5. Keeping the faith? Secularisation, the family and civic engagement
  • 6. Mothers, grandmothers and civic engagement
  • 7. Family arguments: finding one's voice
  • 8. Politicising family food practices
  • 9. The upward transmission of civic 'virtues'
  • 10. Reframing civil society and the family
  • References
  • Index

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