Families – Beyond the Nuclear Ideal: Beyond The Nuclear Ideal (Science Ethics and Society)

By: Sarah Chan and Daniela Cutas

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Synopsis: This book examines, through a multi-disciplinary lens, the possibilities offered by relationships and family forms that challenge the nuclear family ideal, and some of the arguments that recommend or disqualify these as legitimate units in our societies.That children should be conceived naturally, born to and raised by their two young, heterosexual, married to each other, genetic parents; that this relationship between parents is also the ideal relationship between romantic or sexual partners; and that romance and sexual intimacy ought to be at the core of our closest personal relationships - all these elements converge towards the ideal of the nuclear family.The authors consider a range of relationship and family structures that depart from this ideal: polyamory and polygamy, single and polyparenting, parenting by gay and lesbian couples, as well as families created through assisted human reproduction.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781780930121
Related ISBNs:: 9781472571601
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 02/27/20
Copyrighted By:: Daniela Cutas and Sarah Chan, 2
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Daniela Cutas
Edited by:: Sarah Chan

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