内容简介
Thisimportantnewbookcreatesnewtermsforthinkingaboutgenderandgenerationalrelationships.Insodoingitrecastsconventionalunderstandingsofthefamilyasaninstitutionfororganizinglabourandconsumption.DelphyandLeonardpresenttheirwide-rangingtheoreticaldiscussionalongsideacomparativestudyofthefamilyinurbanandruralareas.Theoreticalinnovationisconsistentlymatchedbyempiricalanalysisofthefamilyindiversesettings.