"When we assume male-headed nuclear families to be central units of kinship, and all alternative patterns to be extensions or exceptions, we accept as aspect of cultural hegemony instead of studying it. In the process, we miss the contested domain in which symbolic innovation may occur. ... (This statement is expanded on in the Chapter of Socialization and gender roles in Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life). ... The Chapter, "HIV and the State of the Family" in the text "Transgressing Borders" (p. 19-33), clearly depicts the issues facing families, of all forms, in direct relation to AIDS. ... ...

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The longer we live the greater the risk; "nearly 10 percent of all people over age 65 and up to half of those over age 85 are thought to have Alzheimer's Disease or another form of dementia" (Anonymous, 2002). ... In the latest stages of the disease the brain can no longer regulate body functions, and victims die of malnutrition, dehydration, infection, heart failure, or other complications. ... As an example of one simple support group system which illustrates the strain on family members, we examine some stories offered at a web site that are intended to make family members feel they ar...

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