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Aunting

practices that sustain family and community life

By Laura L. Ellingson

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Publish Date

2010

Publisher

Baylor University Press

Language

eng

Pages

243

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.

subjectsFamilies,  Aunts,  Familienleben,  Tante,  Familjer,  Family