The family silver : essays on relationships among women /
In an inventive and controversial collection of essays, sociologist Susan Krieger considers the many forms of wealth, both material and emotional, that women pass on to each other. This domestic heritage-the "family silver"--Is the keystone for a discussion of mother-daughter relationships...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©1996.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pp9hd |
| Summary: | In an inventive and controversial collection of essays, sociologist Susan Krieger considers the many forms of wealth, both material and emotional, that women pass on to each other. This domestic heritage-the "family silver"--Is the keystone for a discussion of mother-daughter relationships, intimate relationships between lesbians, ties between students and feminist teachers, the dilemmas of women in academia as well as in the broader work world, and the importance of female separatism. Drawing on her experiences as a lesbian, a feminist, and a teacher, Krieger presents a stunning critique of hi |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 270 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270). |
| ISBN: | 9780520917057 0520917057 0585047634 9780585047638 9780520203105 9780520203112 0520203100 0520203119 |