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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784972903321

Titolo

Families in society : boundaries and relationships / / edited by Linda McKie and Sarah Cunningham-Burley ; consultant editor, Jo Campling [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, U.K. : [Edinburgh] : , : Policy Press ; Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, , 2005

ISBN

1-4473-0229-X

1-281-15970-0

9786611159702

1-84742-137-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

71.21

Disciplina

306.850941

Soggetti

Families - Great Britain

Family services - Great Britain

Interpersonal relations - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jan 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TWELVE -- Solo living, individual and family boundaries: findings from secondary analysisTHIRTEEN -- Boundaries of friendship; FOURTEEN -- Living and loving beyond the boundaries of the heteronorm: personal relationships in the 21st century; FIFTEEN -- Perspectives on social policies and families; Index

SIX -- Family within and beyond the household boundary: children's constructions of who they live withSEVEN -- Children managing parental drug and alcohol misuse: challenging parent-child boundaries; Part Three: Health, illness and well-being; EIGHT -- Intersections of health and well-being in women's lives and relationships at mid-life; NINE -- Families, relationships and the impact of dementia -- insights into the 'ties that bind'; TEN -- Violence and families: boundaries, memories and identities; Part Four: Relationships and friendships; ELEVEN -- Boundaries of intimacy

Cover; FAMILIES IN SOCIETY -- Boundaries and relationships; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Introduction;



ONE -- Families and relationships: boundaries and bridges; Part One: Families in society; TWO -- Balancing work and family life: mothers' views; THREE -- Gender, care, poverty and transitions; FOUR -- Families, education and the 'participatory imperative'; Part Two: Children, families and relationships; FIVE -- Children's boundaries: within and beyond families

Sommario/riassunto

The enduring and multi-faceted significance of families in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change, have ensured that families remain a prominent focus of academic enquiry. This book proposes a new conceptual framework that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches.