Personal LifeISBN: 978-0-7456-3917-8
Paperback
232 pages
September 2007, Polity
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Brenda Almond, Times Higher Education
Supplement
"This bracing book reconfigures an entire field of study.
Escaping the conceptual snares imposed by the usual category of
'The Family', Smart shows how we weave personal lives from skeins
of imagination, memories, secrets and stories on looms provided by
our histories and cultures. Personal Life is a creative,
invigorating book that should appeal broadly to readers across
disciplinary and national borders."
Judith Stacey, New York University
"In this beautifully crafted book, Carol Smart puts sociology
back in touch with the ways in which we live and experience our
everyday personal lives through a lifetime of family experiences,
memories and emotions. In doing so she breathes fresh life into
theoretical debates about 'the family' by making us consider the
multiplicity of interconnected ways in which individuals experience
themselves as family members."
Allison James, University of Sheffield
"For all reflecting on personal life, scholars and general
readers, this is a thought-provoking and fascinating book that will
take you further."
Lynn Jamieson, University of Edinburgh