We are family : the modern transformation of parents and children

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Label

We are family : the modern transformation of parents and children

Title remainder

the modern transformation of parents and children

Statement of responsibility

Susan Golombok

Creator

• Golombok, Susan

Author

• Golombok, Susan

Subject

• Child rearing
• trueChildhood
• Domestic relations
• Families
• Families -- Case studies
• trueFamily relationships
• Gender identity
• trueLGBTQIA children
• trueLGBTQIA parents
• trueNontraditional families
• Parent and child -- Case studies
• Parenthood
• Parenting -- Case studies
• Social change
• Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"The past few decades have seen extraordinary change in the idea of a family. The unit once understood to include two straight parents and their biological children has expanded vastly -- same-sex marriage, adoption, IVF, sperm donation, and other forces have enabled new forms to take shape. This has resulted in enormous upheaval and controversy, but as Susan Golombok shows in this compelling and important book, it has also meant the health and happiness of parents and children alike. Golombok's stories, drawn from decades of research, are compelling and dramatic: family secrets kept for years and then inadvertently revealed; children reunited with their biological parents or half siblings they never knew existed; and painful legal battles to determine who is worthy of parenting their own children. Golombok explores the novel moral questions that changing families create, and ultimately makes a powerful argument that the bond between family members, rather than any biological or cultural factor, is what ensures a safe and happy future. We Are Family is unique, authoritative, and deeply humane. It makes an important case for all families--old, new, and yet unimagined" --

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

CNEDM

Dewey number

306.85

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ519

LC item number

.G66 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult