Consuming Families

Jo Lindsay is Associate Professor in Sociology at Monash University.JaneMaree Maher is the Director of the Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research at Monash University.

• 1. Introduction: Family Life and Consumption in the 21st Century 2. Consuming Goods and Ideals in Family Life 3. Text Me: The "Mediation" of Everyday Family Life 4. The "Big" Issues of Childhood: Family Responsibility for Children’s Weight 5. Youth Drinking and Family Alcohol Cultures 6. Seeing It and Doing It: Young People, Families and Sex. Conclusion: A New Purchase on Family Life. Appendix.