Screen LibraryThe Blackwell companion to the sociology of families
Tackling issues relevant to family life today, thisauthoritative Companion shows why studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life, across the globe. * Contains original essays by expert contributors on a wide range of topics re...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell companions to sociology ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470999004 |
| Summary: |
Tackling issues relevant to family life today, thisauthoritative Companion shows why studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life, across the globe. * Contains original essays by expert contributors on a wide range of topics relating to the sociology of families. * Includes coverage of social inequality, parenting practices, children's work, the changing patterns of citizenship, and multi-cultural families. * Gives special attention to European and North American examples. * Discusses previously neglected groups, includin. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxv, 596 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-583) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470998991 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 0470998997 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions) 0631221581 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780631221586 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405166652 1405166657 9780470999004 0470999004 |
| Index Number: | HQ519 |
| CLC: | C913.11 |
| Contents: |
Globalization and western bias in family sociology / Changing European families: trends and issues / Recent demographic trends in the US and implications for well-being / Children, families, states, and changing citizenship / Families and local communities / Generations, the life course, and family change / Children's families / Aging and the life course / Parenting practices / Time, through the life course, in the family / Inequality and the family / Families of the poor / Social capital and the family / Family, the state, and health care: changing roles in the new century / Immigrant families in the US / Immigrant families in the UK / Religion, romantic love, and the family / Trends in the formation and dissolution of couples / Children, families, and divorce / The lesbian and gay family / Couples and their networks / Men in families and households / Sex and family: changes and challenges / Feminism and the family / Work and families / Public policy and families / Assisted reproduction, genetic technologies, and family life / Families in a runaway world / |