Download or read book Family Patterns, Gender Relations written by Bonnie Fox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a collection of articles that together develop a systematic understanding of family. Some examine cross-cultural and historical variations of family patterns, in order to highlight the social organization of things that otherwise seem "natural." The bulk of articles focus onthe social relations of sexuality and intimacy, reproduction, parenting and living together. Because these relations are typically gender relations, a concern about gender inequality is constant throughout the book. Nearly three dozen scholars have contributed to this collection, and while most ofthe articles were previously published, several are new.