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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Situating Twins in Society
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Structuring Contexts
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Front Matter
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Agency Contexts
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
'This is an engaging book that makes an important contribution to our understanding of twinship. Underpinned by a sociological theoretical framework and brought to life by the detailed perspectives of twins, their siblings and their parents, the book offers new and challenging insights.' - Paul Connolly, Professor of Education, Queen's University Belfast, UK
'This is a timely addition to the growing research on the sociology of siblingship. It is an accessibly written and comprehensive text which fills a gap by offering great insights into the social construction of twinship.' - Dr Samantha Punch, University of Stirling, UK
'At last, a sophisticated but accessible socio-culturally informed, life course analysis of twins and twinship. Bacon's study of British twins stands out from more traditional arenas of twin research with its sustained focus on twin and twins' identities as complex, sometimes contradictory social constructions. As a sociologist, Bacon incorporates multiple perspectives including those of parents, researchers, and different types of twins, themselves. Twins in Society makes a welcome and timely contribution to the twin research literature.' - Dona Lee Davis, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Dakota, USA
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Central Lancashire, UK
Kate Bacon
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Twins in Society
Book Subtitle: Parents, Bodies, Space and Talk
Authors: Kate Bacon
Series Title: Studies in Childhood and Youth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230281493
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Kate Bacon 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-58093-0Published: 11 May 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36893-8Published: 11 May 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28149-3Published: 11 May 2010
Series ISSN: 2731-6467
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6475
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 221
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Family, Social Work, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Anthropology