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

• Pubblicazione: Bristol, U.K., : Policy Press; [Edinburgh], : Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 306.850941
• Soggetto topico: Families - Great Britain; Interpersonal relations - Great Britain; Family services - Great Britain; Families; Maatschappij
• Classificazione: 71.21
• Altri autori: McKieLinda Cunningham-BurleySarah
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Families in society
• ISBN: 1-4473-0229-X; 1-281-15970-0; 9786611159702; 1-84742-137-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815702603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II