Sistering : power and change in female relationships
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Sistering : power and change in female relationships
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
- : pbk
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"First published in hardback 2002"--T.p. verso
"First published in paperback 2005"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 203-222
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sister stories are rare compared with images of celebrity sisters and 'sisterhood'. Based on 37 interviews, this fascinating book uncovers sisters' complex relationships. Readers will play 'mapping' games to guess where they figure in its patterns. Sisters talk passionately about how their closeness and distance affects the power-balance between them. Making parallels with friendship and caring, it explores formations of gender, identity and intimacy in family life. Sistering was nominated for the British Sociological Association's 2003 Philip Abrams Prize.
Table of Contents
List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Sistering and Friendship Buddies and Best Friends Power Relationships Motherly Sistering Kindred Spirits Lovers and Marriage Divorce and Bereavement Changing Subjectivity Conclusion Appendix 1: The Sisters Appendix 2: Method and Methodology Notes Bibliography Index
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