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Aunting
Ellingson, Laura L.; Sotirin, Patricia J.
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Description for Aunting
Hardcover. 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. This book constructs a consideration of aunts that moves from noun to verb. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
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.
In this engaging book, Laura Ellingson and Patricia Sotirin construct a consideration of ""aunts"" that moves from noun to verb. ""Aunts"" is more than a group of people or a role; instead, ""to aunt"" is a practice, something people ""do."" Some women ""aunt"" as second mothers, friends, or mentors, while others play more peripheral roles. In either case, aunts nonetheless ... Read more
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.
In this engaging book, Laura Ellingson and Patricia Sotirin construct a consideration of ""aunts"" that moves from noun to verb. ""Aunts"" is more than a group of people or a role; instead, ""to aunt"" is a practice, something people ""do."" Some women ""aunt"" as second mothers, friends, or mentors, while others play more peripheral roles. In either case, aunts nonetheless ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602581524
SKU
V9781602581524
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About Ellingson, Laura L.; Sotirin, Patricia J.
Laura L. Ellingson is Professor of Communication and Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University. She lives in San Jose, California. Patricia J. Sotirin is Professor of Communication at Michigan Technological University. She lives in the Houghton, Michigan, area.
Reviews for Aunting
This place of kinship is a major role in the lives of many young people as they grow, and Laura Ellingson and Patricia J. Sotirin provide an expert analysis of this dynamic and its importance. Aunting is a fascinating twist on familial life, and makes for a very highly recommended read.
Midwest Book Review
Midwest Book Review