Davies, K. orcid.org/0000-0001-8477-3710 (2022) Sticking together in ‘Divided Britain’ : talking Brexit in everyday family relationships. Sociology, 56 (1). pp. 97-113. ISSN 0038-0385
Abstract
Despite media headlines depicting the UK as a nation divided over Brexit, we know very little about how Brexit has affected personal relationships. This article addresses gaps in sociological understandings of Brexit and politics more generally by exploring how Brexit is experienced in everyday family relationships, focusing on how people orientate themselves towards discussing Brexit (or not) with their family and friends. Based on qualitative interviews, the article draws upon theories of relationality to explain the tenacity of family ties and to demonstrate how and why families ‘stick together’ despite often having different opinions about politics. It is argued that a conceptualisation of politics as relational is essential to understanding how they are experienced in everyday life.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Lficense (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | Brexit; Everyday Life; Family; Political Socialisation; Relationships; Relationality |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number British Academy SG163338 Economic and Social Research Council ES/S006362/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2021 07:15 |
Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2022 13:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/00380385211011569 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172959 |