Locating ‘Family Practices’

The idea of ‘family practices’ is now quite widely used in British family sociology. The aim of this article is to locate this reformulation by looking, firstly, at the term's place within more general discussions of practices and, secondly, to explore the implications of a more specific focus...

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Published in:Sociological research online 2011-12, Vol.16 (4), p.1-9
Main Author: Morgan, David H. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Everyday life
Families & family life
Family
Family studies
Interpersonal relations
Intimacy
Practice
United Kingdom
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Summary:The idea of ‘family practices’ is now quite widely used in British family sociology. The aim of this article is to locate this reformulation by looking, firstly, at the term's place within more general discussions of practices and, secondly, to explore the implications of a more specific focus on family practices. Through a comparison with some other possible and overlapping approaches, I consider the extent and ways in which the family practices approach successfully goes ‘beyond' more established understandings of family.
ISSN:1360-7804
1360-7804
DOI:10.5153/sro.2535