Aunting
Subtitle: practices that sustain family and community life
By: Laura L. Ellingson and Patricia J. Sotirin.
Contributors: Sotirin, Patricia J.
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781602581524
Subjects: Aunts; Families
Description: Whether related by biology, marriage, circumstance, or choice, aunts embody a uniquely flexible familial role. The aunt-niece/nephew relationship--though often overlooked--is critical and complex, one that appears at the core of a resilient, healthy family life. Drawing on personal narratives that represent a rich cross section of society, Ellingson and Sotirin construct a cohesive story of the diversity of aunting experiences in the contemporary United States.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: why aunts?; title: Caring for kin; title: Constructing kin; title: Aunts at a distance; title: My auntie, my self; title: Mentoring and modeling; title: Carrying on the family; title: Conclusion: aunting in the twenty-first century.