Drawing on the work of social historians, political economists, sociologists and psychologists, the authors show how the emergence of the kind of emotional intimacy that is the hallmark of the nuclear family is closely interrelated with the needs of a market economy.
| ISBN: | 9780870238048 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 1992 |
| Author: | Jan E Dizard, Howard Gadlin |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Sociology: family and relationships Social, group or collective psychology Economic theory and philosophy Social groups, communities and identities |