Handbook of Feminist Family Studies

The Handbook of Feminist Family Studies demonstrates how feminist contributions to family science advance our understanding of relationships among individuals, families, and communities. Bringing together some of the most well-respected scholars in the field, the editors showcase feminist family scholarship, creating a scholarly forum for interpretation and dissemination of feminist work. The Handbook's contributors eloquently share their passion for scholarship and practice and offer new insights about the places we call home and family. The contributions as a whole provide overviews of the most important theories, methodologies, and practices, along with concrete examples of how scholars and practitioners actually engage in "e;doing"e; feminist family studies. Key Features:Examines the influence of feminism on the family studies field, including the many ways feminism brings about a "e;re-visioning"e; of families that incorporates multiple voices and perspectivesCenters the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, nation, ability, and religion as a pivotal framework for examining interlocking structures of inequality and privilege, both inside families and in the relationship between families and institutions, communities, and ideologiesProvides concrete examples of how scholars and practitioners explore such facets of feminist family studies as intimate partnerships, kinship, aging, sexualities, intimate violence, community structures, and experiences of immigrationExplores how the infusion of feminism into family studies has created a crisis over deeply held assumptions about "e;family life"e; and calls for even greater fusion between feminist theory and family studies toward the creation of solutions to pressing social issuesThe Handbook of Feminist Family Studies is an excellent resource for scholars, practitioners, and students across the fields of family studies, sociology, human development, psychology, social work, women's studies, close relationships, communication, family nursing, and health, as a welcome addition to any academic library. It is also appropriate for use in graduate courses on theory and methodology. A portion of the royalties from this book have been contributed to the Jessie Bernard Endowment (sponsored by the Feminism and Family Studies Section of the National Council on Family Relations) in support of feminist scholarship.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Feminist Theory and Family Studies
1. Reclaiming Feminist Theory, Method, and Praxis for Family Studies - Katherine R. Allen, Sally A. Lloyd, and April L. Few
2. A Feminist Critique of Family Studies - Alexis J. Walker
3. Theorizing With Racial-Ethnic Feminisms in Family Studies - April L. Few
4. Queering "The Family" - Ramona Faith Oswald, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Libby Balter Blume, and Dana Berkowitz
5. Postmodern Feminist Perspectives and Families - Kristine M. Baber
6. Transnational Intersectionality: A Critical Framework for Theorizing Motherhood - Ramaswami Mahalingam, Sundari Balan, and Kristine Molina
Part II. Feminist (Re)Visioning of "The Family"
7. Gendered Bodies in Family Studies: A Feminist Examination of Constructionist and Biosocial Perspectives on Families
8. (Re)Visioning Intimate Relationships: Chicanas in Family Studies - Ana A. Lucero-Liu and Donna Hendrickson Christensen
9. Lesbian Parents and Their Families: Complexity and Intersectionality From a Feminist Perspective - Abbie E. Goldberg
10. Feminist Visions for Rethinking Work and Family Connections - Maureen Perry-Jenkins and Amy Claxton
11. (Re)Visioning Family Ties to Communities and Contexts - Lynet Uttal
12. (Re)Visioning Gender, Age, and Aging in Families - Ingrid Arnet Connidis and Alexis J. Walker
13. Examining African American Female Adolescent Sexuality Within Mainstream Hip Hop Culture Using a Womanist-Ecological Model of Human Development - Dionne P. Stephens, Layli D. Phillips, and April L. Few
Part III. Feminist Theory Into Methodology
14. Nondisabled Sisters Navigating Sociocultural Boundaries of Gender and Disability - Lori A. McGraw and Alexis J. Walker
15. Working-Class Fatherhood and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan - Masako Ishii-Kuntz
16. Resisting Whiteness: Autoethnography and the Dialectics of Ethnicity and Privilege - Libby Balter Blume and Lee Ann De Reus
17. Doing Feminist Research on Gay Men in Cyberspace - Brad van Eeden-Moorefield and Christine M. Proulx
18. Engendering Family Past: 19th-Century Pro-Family Discourse Through a Feminist Historical Lens - Michele Adams
19. Feminist Methodology in Practice: Collecting Data on Domestic Violence in India - Niveditha Menon
20. Discovering Women′s Agency in Response to Intimate Partner Violence - Sally A. Lloyd, Beth C. Emery, and Suzanne Klatt
Part IV. Feminist Theory into Action
21. Hybrid Identities Among Indian Immigrant Women: A Masala of Experiences - Anisa Mary Zvonkovic and Anindita Das
22. Activism in the Academy: Constructing/Negotiating Feminist Leadership - Sally A. Lloyd, Rebecca L. Warner, Kristine M. Baber, and Donna L. Sollie
23. Group- Versus Individual-Based Intersectionality and Praxis in Feminist and Womynist Research Foundations - Edith A. Lewis
24. A Feminist-Ecological Analysis of Supportive Health Environments for Female Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa - Elaine A. Anderson, John W. Townsend, and Nafissatou Diop
25. Thirty Years of Feminist Family Therapy: Moving Into the Mainstream - Leigh A. Leslie and Ashley L. Southard
26. Steadying the Tectonic Plates: On Being Muslim, Feminist Academic, and Family Therapist - Manijeh Daneshpour
27. Keeping the Feminist in Our Teaching: Daring to Make a Difference - Katherine R. Allen
Epilogue
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors