Aunting : cultural practices that sustain family and community life /
Whether related by biology, marriage, circumstance, or choice, aunts embody a uniquely flexible familial role. The aunt-niece/nephew relationship--though often overlooked--is critical and complex, one that appears at the core of a resilient, healthy family life. Drawing on personal narratives that r...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Waco, Tex. :
Baylor University Press,
[2010]
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| Summary: | Whether related by biology, marriage, circumstance, or choice, aunts embody a uniquely flexible familial role. The aunt-niece/nephew relationship--though often overlooked--is critical and complex, one that appears at the core of a resilient, healthy family life. Drawing on personal narratives that represent a rich cross section of society, Ellingson and Sotirin construct a cohesive story of the diversity of aunting experiences in the contemporary United States. --from publisher description |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 223 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781602581524 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1602581525 (hardcover : alk. paper) |