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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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Titolo: The Blackwell companion to the sociology of families [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jacqueline L. Scott, Judith K. Treas, and Martin Richards Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (624 p.)
Disciplina: 306.85
306.85072
Soggetto topico: Families - Research
Sociology
Altri autori: ScottJacqueline L  
TreasJudith  
RichardsMartin <1940 Jan. 26->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-583) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: The Blackwell companion to the sociology of families  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-31261-4
1-78034-117-2
9786611312619
1-4051-6665-7
0-470-99900-4
0-470-99899-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910830017603321
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Serie: Blackwell companions to sociology ; ; 9.