We have been researching and writing about the communication among aunts, nieces, and nephews for almost ten years.

We recently wrote a book published by Baylor University Press that collects our research and demonstrates the many-faceted importance of aunts in our lives.

Our findings emphasize what aunts do--the practices of aunting--rather than who aunts are.

Chapters:

Introduction: Why Aunts?

Chapter 1: Caring for Kin

Chapter 2: Constructing Kin

Chapter 3: Aunts at a Distance

Chapter 4: My Auntie, My Self

Chapter 5: Mentoring and Modeling

Chapter 6: Carrying on the Family

Conclusion: Aunting in the 21st Century