Family and Social Network

by Elizabeth Bott Spillius

Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1957 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Genres: Sociology

320 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1971

Reviews

[Irina Kretser · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best book if you are interested in kinship and family studies in modern society.
Key topics: urban kinship, kinship as social network, conjugal roles.

[Jlnelso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Even though this was written in 1957, I felt like the findings sounded like today. Her analysis is super clear, engaging, incorporates positionality almost seamlessly, transparent, and very easy to understand. And yet her theoretical argument is totally novel and clever.