Family-by-choice
Subtitle: creating family in a world of strangers
By: Susan Ahern & Kent G. Bailey.
Contributors: Bailey, Kent G.
Publisher: Fairview Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Family
Description: Family-by-Choice states that "we have, rooted in our genes, a desperate craving for warm, caring bonds with other people." Because these bonds may not be present in their natural families, people seek familylike relationships with nonrelatives. Ahern and Bailey investigate how today's people, through their neighborhoods, places of work, "cyber families," and religious communities, create a network of friends they consider family - their intentional families.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-218) and index.