Screen LibraryFuture families : diverse forms, rich possibilities /
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Wiley Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 296 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-291) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470674451 (cloth) : 0470674458 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | HQ728 |
| CLC: | C913.11 |
| Call Number: | C913.11/P237 |
| Contents: | Challenges to the ideal family form -- Changing parental roles: the sharing and redistribution of family responsibility in contemporary families -- Further assaults on the "ideal" family form: divorce, remarriage, single parenthood, and cohabitation -- Same-gender families: are two mothers or fathers good enough? -- How many "parents" are too many?: insights from the assisted reproductive technologies front -- Many mothers, many fathers, many others: insights from diverse ethnic groups in our own culture (past and present) -- Multiple caregivers: harmful or helpful for caregivers themselves -- In support of alternative family forms: overcoming the barriers to change. |