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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Companion
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9780470673539
- Book Title
- Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families
- Book Series
- Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology Ser.
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Social Science
- Topic
- General, Sociology / Marriage & Family
- Item Weight
- 38.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 600 Pages
About this product
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470673532
ISBN-13
9780470673539
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201658854
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families
Number of Pages
600 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
General, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Social Science
Book Series
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
38.4 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-049095
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The
Reviews
"Appropriate for advanced family scholars while also accessible for students. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." ( Choice , 1 April 2015)
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
306.85
Table Of Content
Notes of Contributors viii Preface xvi PART I GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON FAMILIES 1 Family Systems of the World: Are They Converging? 3 Göran Therborn 2 Changing European Families 20 Trude Lappegård 3 American Families: Demographic Trends and Social Class43 Wendy D. Manning and Susan L. Brown 4 Family Change in East Asia 61 Yen-Chun Cheryl Chen and Jui-Chung Allen Li 5 Changes and Inequalities in Latin American Families 83 Irma Arriagada PART II DIVERSITY, INEQUALITY, AND IMMIGRATION 6 Same-Sex Families 109 Timothy J. Biblarz, Megan Carroll and Nathaniel Burke 7 Family Poverty 132 Rys Farthing 8 Transnational Families 155 Loretta Baldassar, Majella Kilkey, Laura Merla andRaelene Wilding 9 Ethnic Diversity in the United Kingdom: Family Forms andConjugality 176 Alison Shawnts 10 Immigrant Families and the Shifting Color Line in the UnitedStates 194 Karen D. Pyke PART III FAMILY FORMS AND FAMILY INFLUENCES 11 Cohabitation: Recent Research and Implications 217 Rhiannon A. Kroeger and Pamela J. Smock 12 Partnerships, Family, and Personal Configurations 236 Eric D. Widmer 13 Health and Families 255 Deborah Carr, Kristen W. Springer and Kristi Williams 14 Religion and Families 277 Christopher G. Ellison and Xiaohe Xu PART IV FAMILY PROCESSES 15 Divorce: Trends, Patterns, Causes, and Consequences 303 Juho Härkönen 16 Partner Violence in World Perspective 323 Emily M. Douglas, Denise A. Hines and Murray A. Straus 17 Money Management, Gender, and Households 344 Sean R. Lauer and Carrie Yodanis 18 Family Transmission of Social and Cultural Capital 361 Toby L. Parcel and Joshua A. Hendrix PART V LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVES 19 Adult Intergenerational Relationships 385 Matthijs Kalmijn 20 Children?s Families: A Child-Centered Perspective404 Jacqueline Scott 21 Fathers and Fatherhood 424 Kevin M. Roy 22 Aging Families and the Gendered Life Course 444 Phyllis Moen, Jack Lam and Melanie N.G. Jackson Part VI Families in Context 23 Public Policy and Families 467 Pernilla Tunberger and Wendy Sigle-Rushton 24 Family Policy and Wives? Economic Independence485 Hadas Mandel 25 Assisted Reproduction, Genetic and Genomic Technologies, andFamily Life 508 Martin Richards 26 Sex, Family, and Social Change 527 Judith Treas and Thomas Alan Elliott 27 The Global Chaos of Love: Toward a Cosmopolitan Turn in theSociology of Love and Families 547 Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim Index 560
Synopsis
Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensivevolume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering,and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic,cultural, and technological change. Covers a broad range of topics, including social inequality,parenting practices, children?s work, changing patterns ofcitizenship, multi-cultural families, and changes in welfare stateprotection for families Includes many European, North American and Asian exampleswritten by a team of experts from across five continents Features coverage of previously neglected groups, includingimmigrant and transnational families as well as families of gaysand lesbians Demonstrates how studying social change in families isfundamental for understanding the transformations in individual andsocial life across the globe Extensively reworked from the original Companion published overa decade ago: three-quarters of the material is completely new, andthe remainder has been comprehensively updated, Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change., Unprecedented social changes are taking place that pose new challenges for families. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families brings together a collection of original essays that investigate partnering , parenting and families against the backdrop of rapid social change brought about by globalization, contested cultural values, severe economic shocks, new technologies, and widespread rethinking of welfare state protection for families today. Written by a team of leading researchers from five continents, these newly-commissioned essays maintain a focus on family inequality and diversity over the life course while offering fresh insights into new family forms and intimate relationships. Extensively reworked since its publication over a decade ago, the volume spans a broad range of topics including changes to partnering and parenting in North American, European, Asian and, Latin American families; inter-generational relationships; immigrant and transnational families; cohabitation and divorce; same-sex families; and many more. Authoritative and timely, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families offers illuminating insights into the complex forces that are transforming family life in our globalized world., Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change. Covers a broad range of topics, including social inequality, parenting practices, children's work, changing patterns of citizenship, multi-cultural families, and changes in welfare state protection for families Includes many European, North American and Asian examples written by a team of experts from across five continents Features coverage of previously neglected groups, including immigrant and transnational families as well as families of gays and lesbians Demonstrates how studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life across the globe Extensively reworked from the original Companion published over a decade ago: three-quarters of the material is completely new, and the remainder has been comprehensively updated
LC Classification Number
HQ519.W547 2014
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