Gender Vertigo: American Families in Transition

by Barbara J. Risman

Can men mother? Can women be breadwinners? This book investigates single fathers, married baby boom mothers, and heterosexual egalitarian couples and their children to discover how family relationships can flourish without gender as the central organizing mechanism.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Gender, Grad School, Family

208 pages, Hardcover

First published April 20, 1998

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting and thought-provoking book, even though I don't agree with everything.