Family, household and gender relations in Latin America

ELIZABETH JELIN

Kegan Paul International - UNESCO

Lugar: Londres; Año: 1991 p. 230

0-7103-0399-8

This study of family, household and gender relations in Latin America, by leading specialists, illustrates new approaches to the subject developed by researchers from the region over the last decade, and reflects advances made in studies that concern the work and place of women in society.The volume is divided into four sections: analytical perspective son family and gender; production and reproduction; family and kinship networks; and social classes and lifestyles. Each of the sections is prefaced with an introduction by the editor that highlights the contribution of women to society in Latin America.The methods and research findigns prsented by the authors make an important contribution to the understanding of Latin American societies and the research paradigms underlying the contributions have important implications for the study of the family and society in other parts of the world.