Hansen, Karen V.

Not-so-nuclear families class, gender, and networks of care / [electronic resource] : Karen V. Hansen. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. - xviii, 261 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Networks of interdependence in an age of independence -- The Cranes: an absorbent safety net -- The Aldriches: a family foundation -- The Duvall-Brennans: a loose association of advisors -- The Beckers: a warm web of people -- Staging networks: inclusion and exclusion -- The tangle of reciprocity -- Men, women, and the gender of caregiving.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Families--United States.
Social networks--United States.
Social classes--United States.


Electronic books.

HQ536 / .H3188 2005eb

306.85/0973

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