This edited collection uses the concept of 'displaying families' as a new way to understand contemporary family and personal life, addressing how, in a world of fluid relationships, family life must not only be 'done' but also be 'seen to be done'.
List of Tables PART I Developing 'Displaying Families': A Possibility for the Future of the Sociology of Personal Life; E.Dermott & J.Seymour Critical Relational Displays; B.Heaphy Troubling Displays: The Affect of Gender, Sexuality and Class; J.Gabb PART II Displaying Motherhood: Representations, Visual Methods and the Materiality of Maternal Practice; M.Kehily & R.Thomson 'It's Just Not Good for a Man to be Interested in Other People's Children': Fathers, Public Displays of Care, and 'Relevant Others'; A.Doucet Display Work: Lesbian Parent Couples and their Families of Origin Negotiating New Kin Relationships; K.Almack Commentary on Almack; L.Short Commentary on Almack; R.Ryan-Flood Practices of Display: The Framing and Changing of Internet Gambling Behaviours in Families; K.Hughes & G.Valentine Displaying Mixedness: Difference and Family Relationships; J.Haynes & E.Dermott 'Family Hold Back': Displaying Families in the Single Location Home/Workplace; J. Seymour 'I Know We Can't Be a Family, But as Close as You Can Get': Displaying Families within an Institutional Context; I.McIntosh, N.Dorrer, S.Punch & R.Emond PART III Afterword; J.Finch Bibliography Index
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