In this paper we argue that the Queen Mother's funeral provided an opportunity to re-assert the 'Royal Family' in terms of strong cross-generational relationships rather than as a series of, often fragile, couple relationships. The ceremony of the funeral can be seen as successful in linking...

This article is concerned with conflicts of interest between people's commitment to employment and their responsibilities to kin, especially for the care of elderly relatives. Questions are raised about what is generally seen as the appropriate balance of priorities, and how such priorities and...

This article is about the relationship between paid work and family life for both women and men; in particular, about the hopes — indeed, the expectations — of many people that the division of labour between men and women in both spheres will be more egalitarian in the future.