Drawing on innovative qualitative data sources, Siblings and sociology demonstrates the sociological significance of sibling relationships, explaining why siblings matter as a relational form capable of influencing us throughout the life course and as a lens through which to re-imagine familiar sociological themes.
Sibling relationships are full of sociological intrigue. Siblings can pervade our everyday lives, shaping our identities and relationships through the life course, tapping into profound questions about who we are and who we can become, about family, relatedness, self and time. It is surprising then that the role of lateral ties between siblings has received relatively little sociological attention. Drawing upon innovative qualitative data sources and focusing on four key themes in sociological thought self, relationality, imagination and time Siblings and Sociology addresses this omission by exploring the sociological significance of siblingship. Grounded in theories of relatedness but spanning theoretical work on generation, life course, emotion, sensory worlds, normativity and identity, Siblings and Sociology demonstrates how and why siblings matter, asking what sociological insights can be gained by using siblingship as a lens through which to re-examine these familiar sociological ideas.
Sibling relationships are full of sociological intrigue. Siblings can pervade our everyday lives, shaping our identities and relationships through the life course, tapping into profound questions about who we are and who we can become, about family, relatedness, self and time. It is surprising then that the role of lateral ties between siblings has received relatively little sociological attention. Drawing upon innovative qualitative data sources and focusing on four key themes in sociological thought self, relationality, imagination and time Siblings and Sociology addresses this omission by exploring the sociological significance of siblingship. Grounded in theories of relatedness but spanning theoretical work on generation, life course, emotion, sensory worlds, normativity and identity, Siblings and Sociology demonstrates how and why siblings matter, asking what sociological insights can be gained by using siblingship as a lens through which to re-examine these familiar sociological ideas.
Genetic screening technologies involving pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) raise particular issues about selective reproduction and the welfare of the child to be born. How does selection...
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