In the Name of the Family: Rethinking Family Values in the Postmodern Age

by Judith Stacey

Prominent cultural critic Judith Stacey offers a ringing rebuttal to the rhetoric of "family values" with this powerful argument for accepting family diversity-including a strong new case for legal same-sex marriage.

Genres: Sociology

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Valentina Markasović · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I understood the 90s USA politics

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Judith Stacey has this reputation for being this crazy radical feminist family sociologist. So, you can guess what I was expecting from this book, something totally off the wall. Instead this is a perfectly reasoned rebuke of the crazy fundamentalist Christian crying around "family values" that values only one very specific family.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting sociological view regarding the view of family throughout the years. There is special attention on how politics influence the perception of such family life, which is still relevant today.

[Stacie]

One of my students referenced this book in his paper and it sounded quite interesting.