Emile Durkheim on the Family

by Mary Ann Lamanna

• ISBN13: 9780761912071
• ISBN10: 076191207X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-24
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

This book looks this classical sociologist's work on the family. Durkheim's writings in this area are little known, but the family was nevertheless one of his primary interests. It brings together Durkheim's ideas on the family from diverse sources and presents his family sociology systematically and comprehensively. His work is situated in its historical context and comparisons are drawn to present-day sociology of the family and family issues.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Lamanna is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she has been on the faculty since 1977

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(38)
The Invisibility of Durkheim's Sociology of the Family	2	(2)
Durkheim's Interest in the Family	4	(2)
Durkheim's Life and Career	6	(12)
Social Origins	6	(2)
Education	8	(2)
Academic Career	10	(1)
Durkheim's ``Beau Mariage''	11	(2)
Sociology Established	13	(1)
The Annee School	14	(1)
Intellectual Protagonists	15	(2)
Father and Mentor: Death From a Broken Heart	17	(1)
Conclusion: A Life Both Marginal and Mainstream	17	(1)
The Times	18	(9)
The Third Republic and Its Challengers	18	(3)
Law Reform in France	21	(6)
Durkheim on the Family	27	(12)
Purpose and Organization of the Book	28	(1)
New Durkheimian Themes	29	(10)
The Origins and Evolution of the Family	39	(28)
Science and the Study of Society	39	(2)
The Evolutionary Debates	41	(2)
An Evolutionary Theory of the Family	43	(15)
The Nature of the Family	44	(2)
Stages of Evolution of the Family	46	(6)
Prime Mover: The Engine of Family Change	52	(4)
The End of Evolution?	56	(2)
Commentary and Critique	58	(4)
As Evolutionary Theories Go..	58	(3)
Durkheim and Twentieth-Century Family Theory	61	(1)
The Merits of the Master	62	(1)
Conclusion	62	(5)
Studying the Family	67	(16)
The Science of Sociology	68	(1)
The Comparative Method	69	(1)
Ethnography	70	(2)
History	72	(1)
Law	73	(4)
The Family of the Civil Code	74	(1)
Family Practices, Custom, and Law	75	(2)
Moral Statistics	77	(2)
Commentary and Critique	79	(4)
The Family System: Kin, Conjugal Family, and the State	83	(30)
Elements of the Family System	83	(4)
Mapping the System	85	(1)
Gender	86	(1)
The Changing Family System	86	(1)
Kinship	87	(6)
Zones of Kinship	88	(1)
Family Communism	88	(3)
Fictive Kinship	91	(1)
The Politics of Kinship	92	(1)
The State	93	(2)
The Conjugal Family	95	(2)
Husbands and Wives	95	(1)
Parents and Children	96	(1)
Siblings	97	(1)
The Lens of Later Times	97	(7)
Centrality of the Couple	97	(1)
The Decline of Kinship	98	(2)
The Family Economy in Law	100	(2)
Property and Persons	102	(1)
Family in Law and Family in Fact	103	(1)
Theoretical Affinities	104	(5)
Durkheim and Parsons	104	(1)
Systems Theory	105	(4)
Conclusion	109	(4)
The Interior of the Family	113	(22)
Solidarity	114	(2)
Domesticity	116	(1)
Affectivity	117	(3)
Gender	120	(3)
The Familial Division of Labor	120	(1)
Exchange Theory	121	(1)
Conflict Theory	122	(1)
Socialization	123	(3)
Family, School, and State as Agents of Socialization	123	(1)
Discipline and Autonomy	124	(2)
Internalization	126	(1)
Individuality	126	(1)
Solidarity Again	127	(5)
Subject to Debate	129	(1)
Solidarity	129	(1)
Exchange	130	(1)
Socialization	131	(1)
The Future of the Family	132	(1)
Conclusion	132	(3)
Family Problems, Public Policy, and Social Justice	135	(28)
Durkheim on Family Policy	135	(3)
Sociologists in Action	136	(1)
Viewpoints on Policy	137	(1)
Turn-of-the-Twentieth-Century Family Problems	138	(14)
Divorce	138	(5)
Cohabitation and Nonmarital Births	143	(1)
Free Union	143	(4)
Fertility and Household Size	147	(4)
Equality and Social Justice	151	(1)
Family Policy and Social Values	152	(7)
Science, Morality, and Policy	153	(1)
Family Policy Issues Today	154	(5)
Conclusion	159	(4)
Women and Sex: Challenges to the Family Order	163	(40)
Introduction	164	(1)
Feminism in France	165	(2)
Durkheim's Venues	167	(4)
Durkheim and Marianne Weber	169	(2)
A Contradictory Theory of Gender	171	(13)
The Facts, Just the Facts	172	(1)
The Equality Principle and the Privileged Woman	173	(1)
Family Unity and Female Autonomy	174	(2)
Structural Differentiation	176	(4)
Biological Difference or Social Construction?	180	(1)
Cultural Leadership: Contradictions Resolved?	181	(2)
This Will Pass	183	(1)
In Sum: Solidarity, Equality, and the Division of Labor	184	(1)
The Late-Twentieth-Century Debate About Durkheim	184	(5)
Critical Perspectives	185	(1)
Dimensions of Gender	186	(1)
Was Durkheim Antifeminist?	186	(3)
Durkheim's Gender Theory in Our Time	189	(4)
Women's Equality	189	(1)
Domesticity and Gender Roles	190	(2)
Social Control of Men	192	(1)
Men's Roles in the Family	192	(1)
Sexuality and Sexual Relations	193	(5)
Sex and Society	193	(1)
Sex, Passion, and Marriage	194	(2)
Sex and Creativity	196	(1)
Sex, Science, and Morality	196	(1)
Sex and Gender	197	(1)
Sexual Orientation	197	(1)
Conclusion	198	(5)
Conclusion	203	(26)
Why Read Durkheim?	203	(6)
Inattention to Durkheim's Sociology of the Family---Why?	204	(2)
Historicism and Systematics	206	(1)
Summary of Chapters	207	(2)
Durkheim's Contributions	209	(7)
A Sociology of the Family	209	(1)
A Science of Society	210	(1)
A Normative Model of the Family	210	(1)
Evolutionary Theory and Social Change	211	(1)
Structure-Functional Theory	211	(2)
Exchange and Conflict Theories	213	(1)
The Conjugal Family	214	(1)
Family Law and Policy	214	(1)
The Future of the Family	215	(1)
What Durkheim Didn't Do	216	(4)
Kinship Relations and Mutual Aid	216	(1)
Mate Selection, Marital Adjustment, and the Family Life Cycle	217	(1)
Socialization	217	(1)
Social Psychology of Family Life	218	(1)
Family and Economy	218	(1)
Sociocultural Diversity in Family Life	219	(1)
A Broader Look	220	(1)
The Sociology of the Family and Durkheim's Other Work	220	(1)
The Value of Durkheim's Sociology	221	(6)
Strengths and Weaknesses	221	(4)
Dilemmas of Existence	225	(2)
Conclusion	227	(2)
References	229	(28)
Works by Durkheim	229	(6)
Works by Other Authors	235	(22)
Index	257	(14)
About the Author	271