ABSTRACT
This chapter explains how each family interacted and the stress and pressure under which each was operating. A narrative for each family is provided as background to show the discursive positioning of the parents. As well as being sites of complex relationships and interactions, families are political:
According to Weedon (1997), social structures and processes are organized through institutions and practices such as the family. The family in turn
The discursive positioning of parents is discussed to identify the ways in which they give meaning to the world through specific subject positions and particular routines and rituals in their daily lives.
