The book aims to show that, in the 21st century, it is possible to live, love, form a family without sex, without children, without a shared home, without a partner, without a working husband, without a heterosexual orientation or without a "biological" sexual body.
The book aims to show that, in the 21st century, it is possible to live, love, form a family without sex, without children, without a shared home, without a partner, without a working husband, without a heterosexual orientation or without a "biological" sexual body.
Elisabetta Ruspini is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. She is the director of the Centre for Media Research "In Chiaro" (University of Milano-Bicocca). She has extensive teaching and research experience, and has published widely on gender issues. She is the main editor of the book series "Generi, culture, sessualità - Gender, Cultures, Sexualities", published by FrancoAngeli, Milano
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Gender, family and social change: from modernity to the Millennial generation Family, family change, modernity Family, family change, contemporary modernities The book Section One: Gender change and challenges to intimacy and sexual relations Asexual women and men: living without sex Asexuality: a complex concept Research on asexuality Asexuality, couples, children The asexual movement Childfree women and men: living without children The term 'childfree' Research on childfree women and men Reasons to be childfree The childfree movement Couples together yet apart:'I love you but do not want to live with you' The term 'living apart together' Research on living apart together couples Reasons for living apart Invisible living apart together people? Section Two: Gender change and challenges to traditional forms of parenthood Stay-at-home husbands and fathers Stay-at-home men Research on stay-at-home husbands and fathers Male carers, couples and children The househusbands'/stay-at-home fathers' movement Lone mothers and lone fathers Lone mothers and lone fathers through history Research on lone parenting Lone parenting and children The lone parenthood movement: from marginalisation to empowerment Homosexual and trans parents Homosexual and transgender parenting Research on homosexual parenting Research on transgender parenting The homosexual and trans parents rights movement Conclusions: what can we learn? Glossary of key concepts Index
Introduction: Gender, family and social change: from modernity to the Millennial generation Family, family change, modernity Family, family change, contemporary modernities The book Section One: Gender change and challenges to intimacy and sexual relations Asexual women and men: living without sex Asexuality: a complex concept Research on asexuality Asexuality, couples, children The asexual movement Childfree women and men: living without children The term 'childfree' Research on childfree women and men Reasons to be childfree The childfree movement Couples together yet apart:'I love you but do not want to live with you' The term 'living apart together' Research on living apart together couples Reasons for living apart Invisible living apart together people? Section Two: Gender change and challenges to traditional forms of parenthood Stay-at-home husbands and fathers Stay-at-home men Research on stay-at-home husbands and fathers Male carers, couples and children The househusbands'/stay-at-home fathers' movement Lone mothers and lone fathers Lone mothers and lone fathers through history Research on lone parenting Lone parenting and children The lone parenthood movement: from marginalisation to empowerment Homosexual and trans parents Homosexual and transgender parenting Research on homosexual parenting Research on transgender parenting The homosexual and trans parents rights movement Conclusions: what can we learn? Glossary of key concepts Index
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