Twins in Society: Parents, Bodies, Space and Talk (Studies in Childhood and Youth)

"This book explores what it means to be a twin and to what extent twins can shape or 'escape' their identities as twins. It investigates how social expectations about twins shape twins' lives and how twins utilize their bodies, space and talk to actively display and perform their own identities"-- Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures and Tables......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 1 Introduction: Situating Twins in Society......Page 12 Part I: Structuring Contexts......Page 28 2 Discourses......Page 30 3 Parents......Page 62 Part II: Agency Contexts......Page 100 4 Bodies......Page 102 5 Space......Page 130 6 Talk......Page 172 7 Conclusions: Moving Through Life as a Twin......Page 201 Appendix A......Page 210 Appendix B......Page 214 Bibliography......Page 215 Index......Page 227 Machine generated contents note: Twins in Society Part I: Structuring Contexts Discourses Parents Part II: Agency Contexts Bodies Space Talk Moving Through Life as a Twin Appendix A Appendix B Notes Bibliography.