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Titolo |
The Blackwell companion to the sociology of families [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jacqueline L. Scott, Judith K. Treas, and Martin Richards |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31261-4 |
1-78034-117-2 |
9786611312619 |
1-4051-6665-7 |
0-470-99900-4 |
0-470-99899-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (624 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell companions to sociology ; ; 9 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ScottJacqueline L |
TreasJudith |
RichardsMartin <1940 Jan. 26-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Families - Research |
Sociology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-583) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; PART I FAMILIES IN A GLOBALWORLD; 1 Globalization and Western Bias in Family Sociology; 2 Changing European Families: Trends and Issues; 3 Recent Demographic Trends in the US and Implications for Well-Being; 4 Children, Families, States, and Changing Citizenship; 5 Families and Local Communities; PART II LIFE-COURSE PERSPECTIVES ON THE FAMILY; 6 Generations, the Life Course, and Family Change; 7 Children's Families; 8 Aging and the Life Course; 9 Parenting Practices |
10 Time, Through the Life Course, in the FamilyPART III INEQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; 11 Inequality and the Family; 12 Families of the Poor; 13 Social Capital and the Family; 14 Family, the State, and Health Care: |
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Changing Roles in the New Century; 15 Immigrant Families in the US; 16 Immigrant Families in the UK; PART IV CHANGING FAMILY FORMS AND RELATIONSHIPS; 17 Religion, Romantic Love, and the Family; 18 Trends in the Formation and Dissolution of Coupl |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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