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Aunting

Cultural Practices That Sustain Family and Community Life [Hardback]

by Laura L. Ellingson, Patricia J. Sotirin

Author
Laura L. Ellingson
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
BAYLOR
Published
August 2010

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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. In this engaging book, Laura Ellingson and Patricia Sotirin construct a consideration of aunts that moves from noun to verb; Aunts is more than a group of people or a role; instead, to aunt is a practice, something people do. Some women as second mothers, friends, or mentors, while others play more peripheral roles. In either case, aunts nonetheless significantly impact their nieces and nephews; life choices. 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. Skilfully written, Aunting recovers the enormous potential of this dynamic kinship relationship and offers a model for understanding and supporting the variety of families in society today.